A German regional authority has responded to the challenge of lifting the virus lockdown by issuing regulations on how to eat ice cream in public.
Customers in Lower Saxony buying an ice cream are being told they are allowed one lick in the shop to prevent it dripping on their clothes, before retreating to a safe distance to enjoy the rest.
As with restaurants and cafés, eating on the premises is strictly forbidden and customers are not allowed to consume food until they are at least 50 metres away, but with spring temperatures already soaring above 20C, the regional government has ordered a special exemption to prevent ice cream melting.
