After the cancellation of the Derbleckens on the Nockherberg further cult events are in danger. Is it now also the Oktoberfest 2020?
- The corona virus already has a firm grip on Munich .
- More and more events have to be canceled due to the risk of infection.
- Now the people of Munich are worried about their Oktoberfest.
Munich - strong beer tapping, fasting speech and Singspiel must be omitted - the Nockherberg is canceled. It was almost predictable. The number of infected Germans and the number of canceled events in Munich could not be ignored. Munich are preparing for the virus. But now they are worried about their Oktoberfest . Even though it's still half a year away, precautionary measures could already be taken.
Prime Minister Söder also spoke at a press conference in Berlin about the major event in October. A reporter therefore asked him whether a possible cancellation could currently be considered.
Coronavirus: is Söder considering canceling the Oktoberfest?
Söder did not react immediately, paused and had to think for a moment. "But that's an arc of tension," he replied at first, before answering further. You ca n't say much about the Oktoberfest 2020 at the moment, says Söder. You have to wait a few more weeks, "then we want to take stock," he said. "Then we will evaluate."
The Munich Press and Information Office informed merkur.de that no details of a possible cancellation were known to date. "At the moment there are completely different things on the table," said a press spokesman for the city of Munich.
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So-called SAE meetings take place every day . The "Staff for Exceptional Events" (SAE), headed by OB Dieter Reiter , discusses the precarious situation with his crisis team on a daily basis.
If the situation had not improved by the time of the Oktoberfest, the world's largest folk festival would be in absolute danger. As the press office in Munich announced, all applicable regulations would then have to be accepted. Means: an Oktoberfest would have to be canceled.
Munich Airport already has a coronavirus case. A security employee was tested positive. The state government had already taken several measures to protect the population in the past few days. All schools are currently supposed to be tight from Monday. However, the Abitur should take place anyway.
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