The Senator for Culture and Deputy Mayor Klaus Lederer announced that the Berlin Senate will reserve vacant hotel rooms for those who are suffering from the coronavirus or have had contacts with the sick. According to the Senator, this measure will enable people from cramped living conditions to be quarantined during the corona pandemic and not infect others.
Hotels will also benefit from the move, as they need the resources to maintain their businesses during tourist outflow. Lederer says the initiative should be funded by the federal government, and negotiations on this issue will be held. The Senator also notes that it is imperative to act quickly.
