[custom_adv] Heartbreaking scenes almost reminiscent of Berlin in the middle of the Cold War punctuate daily life in Kreuzlingen (TG) and Constance (D). [custom_adv] Two fences have been installed along the closed border to prevent coronavirus infections. [custom_adv] Kreuzlingen Regional Chief of Staff against Coronavirus Simon Hofmann “heartbroken” when he sees couples, families, friends or colleagues meeting at a distance along the border with the neighboring town of Constance. [custom_adv] Separated at first by a wire hedge, they kissed, held hands or drank coffee together. [custom_adv] This first fence was installed in mid-March by German police at the time of the border closure, linked to the coronavirus crisis. [custom_adv] 350 meters long, it links an old customs house to the shore of Lake Constance. [custom_adv] To prevent new cross-border infections with the coronavirus, a second fence was installed Friday on the Swiss side. [custom_adv] It now separates from two meters friends, lovers and relatives, the minimum distance of protection against the coronavirus in public space. [custom_adv] The number of people settling along the first fence was too high, says the Kreuzlingen general staff. [custom_adv] Located in the immediate vicinity, a pedestrian bridge spanning the railways to reach the binational shore was closed for the same reason.