Love in the time of coronavirus: Elderly couple meet at Danish-German border daily

89-year-old Karsten Tuchsen Hansen drives to the border with deckchairs on his bicycle where they sit o either side of the barricades and share a cup of coffee and some biscuits.(Picture credit: Reuters)

An elderly Danish-German couple has been meeting every day for a picnic at their countries closed borders amid the coronavirus lockdown. Karsten Tüchsen Hansen, 89, from Germany and his 85-year-old Danish girlfriend Inga Rasmussen met two years ago and have been meeting daily on either side of the border.

As per a Reuters report, Hansen drives to the border with deckchairs on his bicycle where they sit on either side of the barricades and share a cup of coffee and some biscuits.

“There’s no two ways about it. Love goes on… It’s nice to see each other once a day like this. We can’t hug or kiss, but she’s here and we can talk about what’s new,” Hansen told Reuters.