Corona cancellation on the Nockherberg? Paulaner announces final decision

Due to the corona virus, the derblecken on the Nockherberg has to be dropped. Now the brewery has made a final decision.

• The corona virus causes excitement in Munich.
• Several events have been omitted, including the politician derblecken on the Nockherberg.
• The Paulaner brewery has made a final decision.

Update of March 8, 2020, 5:54 p.m .: Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) welcomed the decision of the Paulaner brewery on Sunday. On Saturday he was still irritated by a discussion after which the performance should be postponed, but not the rehearsals. If the invited guests, including politicians , were strongly recommended by the Free State not to participate, he did not understand why the rehearsals should take place in front of an audience. If the rehearsals were not canceled in front of the audience, he assumes that politicians will also be there in their presence.

"Different treatment of politicians and other viewers would not have been understandable," said Reiter on Sunday. In addition, he called for clear guidelines from the state government , ministry or LGL as to which events can and cannot take place. "People are right to wonder why some events are canceled and others not."

Corona cancellation on the Nockherberg? Paulaner announces final decision

Update from March 8, 2020, 4:18 p.m .: The strong beer tapping on the Nockherberg with a satirical penitential sermon and subsequent Singspiel is postponed because of the corona virus . This was announced on Sunday by the organizing Paulaner brewery. The spokeswoman said that there was great hope that the strong beer tapping could take place. "Since it is not a major public event and there is a limited number of guests of 560," she said to explain.

The corona crisis team had seen numerous coronavirus infection risks at the Nockherberg event and advised them to cancel or postpone the strong beer tapping. Health Minister Melanie Huml (CSU) defended this recommendation on Friday and said: "Protecting the population is our top priority."

Coronavirus in Munich: OB Reiter is irritated by the possible cancellation of Nockherberg

Update of March 7, 2020, 12.35 p.m .: Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) is irritated by the discussion about a possible cancellation of the Nockherberg performance due to the corona virus. "As I have learned, the pre-rehearsal and the dress rehearsal for the performance of the Singspiel am Nockherberg should take place as planned, in front of an audience," said Reiter on Saturday, according to a message from the city of Munich .

However, if at the same time the Free State strongly advises the invited guests, including politicians, not to participate, he does not understand why the rehearsals should take place in front of an audience. "I find this differentiation neither logically for health reasons, nor politically acceptable in any way." If the rehearsals were not canceled in front of the audience, he assumes that the politicians' defection will also take place in the presence of those affected. "In any case, I will not share the distinction between a" normal "audience and politicians," said Reiter.

Nockherberg 2020: The bleeding apparently falls flat because of Corona - organizers raise serious accusations

Update 10:24 pm: If the strong beer festival fails , the Nockherberg bosses Florian Lechner and Christian Schottenhamel have to reckon with losses in the seven-digit range. "How can it be," says Schottenhamel, "that the authorities stand up and advise the politicians to boycott the Nockherberg."

What is urgently needed is a clear line, a strong signal from the government that clearly defines how to handle major events . Only making recommendations and thus placing the sole responsibility on the organizers is an act of cowardice. "You can't do that," says Schottenhamel. Existences are at stake.

Corona cancellation? Cult event on the Nockherberg probably falls flat - organizer "disappointed and frustrated"

Update of March 6, 2:00 p.m .: Bavaria's Minister of Health Melanie Huml has defended the recommendation of the Coronavirus Crisis Unit for the cancellation of the strong beer tapping on the Nockherberg against criticism.

“ Protecting the population is our top priority. Of course, I regret it if the strong beer tapping on Nockherberg is canceled or postponed, ”said the CSU politician in Munich on Friday.

The medical recommendations of the Coronavirus Crisis Unit are decisive for the organization of events. "This also applies to an event like the strong beer tapping on the Nockherberg."

Corona virus causes a sensation: Nockherberg-Derblecken must be canceled

Strong beer tapping on the Nockherberg

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First report (March 6th, 12 noon):

Munich - Because of the corona virus , the traditional politician derblecken at the strong beer tapping on the Nockherberg in Munich in 2020 is most likely to fail. This was announced by the Paulaner brewery as the organizer on Friday.

"Hope dies last, but the signals speak against a performance," it said at a press conference on the occasion of the cult event. On the part of the State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) , a refusal was suggested, the brewery said. The LGL advised the invited politicians to stay away from the event.

An alternative solution is now conceivable: the traditional derblecking should possibly be held as an alternative at the dress rehearsal on Tuesday (March 10). "You see me here a little exhausted, disappointed and frustrated. But we will find a solution in some form, ”explained Paulaner boss Andreas Steinfatt. He did not want to further evaluate the possibility of a pure TV broadcast without an audience .

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The intended preacher Maxi Schafroth has not yet lost his sense of humor. "I make the speech anyway, at McDonald's in the valley. For everyone who comes, there's cheeseburgers for free. "

Discussions regarding the cancellation had started yesterday, Thursday, March 5, 2020, according to Paulaner. Only ten politicians had previously responded to the sent invitations with a refusal.

Nockherberg cancellation? Numerous precautionary measures have already been planned

Precautions had also been discussed previously. For the first time there should no longer be any snack boards when derblecken. It was also planned to refrain from shaking hands when greeting and to equip the tables with disinfectant.

The derblecken had failed several times in the past. In 2009 the event was postponed after the killing spree at a school in Winnenden near Stuttgart. In 1991 and 2003, the Iraq wars were canceled.

According to the current status, the strong beer festival should take place as planned. Paulaner CEO Steinfatt said in this regard: "We are currently waiting for a clear regulation from above".

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Br24.de also reports on the possible Nockherberg cancellation.

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