Even COVID-19 can't stop two people loving each other when a man from the United States tried to sneak into Germany disguised as a janitor to see his girlfriend.
According to ABC News' latest report, although the borders remain closed because of restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a love-struck man from the US wore a yellow neon vest to disguise himself as a janitor and bravely tried to sneak into Germany, deceiving the border patrol and security guards.
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According to the US Embassy and Consulates in Germany, a Global Level 4 Health Advisory was issued by the Department of State, stating that citizens of the US should not travel abroad due to the global impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German CDC-equivalent, confirmed that COVID-19 has infected 166,091 individuals in Germany.
EU member states, including Germany, are limiting entry to EU residents and citizens. Germany will deny US citizens who are not residents of the EU and do not fall into one of several narrow exceptions. Additional travel restrictions implemented with little or no advance notice should be expected by travelers.
Man sneaks into Germany as a cleaner to see his girlfriend during COVID-19 pandemic
According to ABC News, a man tried to sneak into Germany disguising himself as a janitor just to see his girlfriend. The incident happened on May 10 after a 20-year-old Pennsylvania native boarded a United Airlines flight from Washington, DC to Frankfurt, Germany to see his girlfriend, explained by the German Federal Police.
Although Germany has maintained some air traffic with the US during the coronavirus pandemic, United States nationals are not allowed to enter the country because of travel restrictions imposed to stop the coronavirus from further spreading. Just like a Hollywood romantic film, the man from the US wore the yellow neon vest he brought to disguise as a cleaner once he arrived at the airport.
After entering the airport premises, the man grabbed two trash bins and proceeded to empty the trash cans behind the security area to deceive the guards.
The man planned to exit the passport control area by mingling with the security staff and then exiting with the real staff. However, his several attempts at emptying the bins behind the restricted security area made the border security officials suspicious of his actions.
The man was caught after a female officer noticed that he was not wearing a security ID pass and also could not speak German while trying to convince the security staff to allow him to enter the area.
The female officer quickly informed the Federal police at the airport. After questioning the unmanned border-crasher, he admitted that he could not find any legal way to enter the country to see his girlfriend. The man was released after US law enforcement checked his criminal records. He was deported without seeing his beloved German partner.
