I wondered how long it would take
Predictable I guess? Reported this morning in Bild.
May 19,2020 - 05:16 am.
Is the corona virus now destroying the oldest trade in the world?
In view of the corona-related closure of prostitution facilities, a group of members of the Bundestag from the Union and the SPD is calling for a sex ban and exit programs for prostitutes.
The shutdown for prostitution imposed during the Corona crisis should not be relaxed, they demand in a letter to the heads of government of the federal states, available to the German press agency. Otherwise they fear foci of infection.
"It is obvious that prostitution would have the effect of an epidemiological super-spreader. Sexual acts are usually not compatible with social distancing," the paper says. When tracing infection chains, contact with prostitutes is likely to be kept secret.
The letter was signed by 16 parliamentarians, among them the trade unionist Leni Breymaier (60, SPD), the deputy head of the Union faction and former health minister Hermann Grhe (59, CDU) and the medical doctor Karl Lauterbach (57, SPD). There are 33,000 officially registered prostitutes in Germany and, according to representatives, up to 400,000 in total.