The corona virus continues to be the dominant topic in China. FC Bayern Munich has an office in Shanghai - and had to respond to the epidemic.
- FC Bayern Munich has an office in Shanghai .
- Because of the corona virus , employees cannot go to work as usual.
- Oliver Kahn may also be affected by the measures.
Munich / Shanghai - More than 2,200 people are said to have died of the corona virus in China .
The disease is still undefeated and the dominant issue in the billion-dollar country. The center of the epidemic was and is Wuhan (11 million inhabitants) - like Shanghai, the metropolis is located in the east of the country.
China: FC Bayern Munich has an office in Shanghai
Here, in the largest city in China - Shanghai has a population of more than 24 million - FC Bayern Munich has one of two foreign offices in addition to New York.
Shanghai is located around 800 kilometers from Wuhan , which, according to Chinese standards, is quite close to one another. That's why the Bavarians had to take action because of the corona virus.
As the Munich-based company explained when asked by the Ippen-Digital central editorial team * , all employees in the Chinese office must stay at home and do their home office until further notice.
Bayern office in Shanghai: Oliver Kahn also affected?
A precaution. Whether the new board member Oliver Kahn was also affected by the measures remained unanswered in the request. It was actually planned that the 50-year-old would pay a visit to the office in Shanghai during his learning phase.
“Oliver has to get to know FC Bayern * again from scratch. To do this, he will go through all departments for a certain period of time and get to know them anew, ”said board boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in an interview with Sport Bild at the turn of the year:“ Of course, this also includes our international activities with our offices in New York and Shanghai , which Oliver will also visit. "
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China is a coveted market for the top European clubs because many millions of football fans in Asia can be won over as supporters and thus, of course, as merchandising customers.
The German record champion * started work in Shanghai in autumn 2016 and opened the foreign branch in spring 2017.
In the same year, the Munich guests were guests on their summer tour in Shanghai . The primary goal was to "further expand the FC Bayern brand in China and the world and to intensify contact with Bayern fans", it said at the time on the website of the series master.
For the time being, this goal has been pushed into the background by the corona virus.
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