Asylum seekers and corona border closure: Asylum in viral times
(WorldNews Germany)

German federal police officers control incoming traffic from Switzerland | Photo: Patrick Seeger / dpa The Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) denies a report by Focus that the item restrictions to Germany in connection with the corona pandemic have now been extended to asylum seekers. ” There has been no change to the asylum procedure to date,” emphasized a spokeswoman for the ministry when asked by TEH. At the government press conference, a spokesman for the ministry also emphasized that there was no decree and no instruction to the federal police to generally reject asylum seekers at the border. Prior to this, Focus, citing government and coalition circles, reported that...