The corona virus has reached FC Bayern Munich - at least thematically. The German record champion reacts - and is probably considering canceling his trip to China. Not only that.
- FC Bayern has an office in Shanghai .
- Because of the corona virus , employees in China cannot go to work as usual.
- The German record champion is now taking action in Munich because of the corona virus .
Update of February 28: FC Bayern Munich has taken measures because of the corona virus, which also affect the fans of the German record champions.
The Munich-based company stated on its website: “Based on the recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute and their expanded implementation, Prof. Dr. Roland Schmidt, the head of internal medicine in the medical department (...), advised the FC Bayern players not to sign autographs for the time being, nor to be available for photos or selfies with the fans. "
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The Bavarians asked the fans for understanding. The Bundesliga club also announced on Friday that it was in constant contact with the responsible health department of the city of Munich because of the corona virus.
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Bayern Munich: no China trip because of corona virus?
Update from February 27: FC Bayern is canceling its summer trip to China ? According to information from “Bild”, the Munich-based company is considering canceling the marketing trip.
Those responsible should closely monitor the situation on site, the paper writes. A trip to the USA is not an alternative - the FCB could instead play friendly matches on European soil.
News from February 21: 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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