In Germany, police were forced to spend Sunday chasing vacationers along the snow-covered slopes of a closed ski resort. Thousands of people, contrary to the quarantine rule to stay at home, came to Winterberg in western Germany to ride and relax..

There were so many people that traffic jams formed at the entrances to the town, and there were no places left in the parking lots.

Initially, the police simply closed Winterberg to enter.. However, everything turned out to be not so simple. The slopes of this resort stretch for thousands of square kilometers. This made the operation more difficult..

According to local authorities, more than 170 violations of the rule to wear a mask were recorded here, almost 100 cases of non-people distance, as well as incidents with drinking alcohol.. In addition, two criminal cases were opened. In one case, a person spat on the police, in another, a vacationer verbally insulted the police.

The German authorities are expected to extend the nationwide lockdown, which ends on January 10. In the near future, Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss this at a meeting with regional officials.