Oktoberfest was canceled due to coronavirus

in Munich In connection with the spread of coronavirus infections have canceled annual Oktoberfest beer festival, which was scheduled for the second half of September and early October. On Tuesday, April 21, according to Bild citing a statement by the Prime Minister of Bavaria Marcus Sedere made at a press conference in Munich.

In his words, “the risk is too great”, you cannot allow a new source of contamination in places of a mass congestion of people. It is difficult to work in the outfit, mask, rubber gloves at the Theresienwiese, where every year the festival gets going millions of visitors a year.

At the press conference also said the mayor of Munich Dieter Reiter: he noted that the decision to cancel the Oktoberfest was hard to accept, but it makes sense: during combat the spread of coronavirus is necessary to stay safe. In addition, the beer festival is very popular among visitors from different countries, which is also dangerous.

as of 21 APR aware 2 477 426 infected with coronavirus infection around the world. Since the beginning of the pandemic died 170 324 people, 651 503 cured. In Germany there are more than 147 thousand cases of infection, almost five thousand of which are fatal outcomes. From COVID-19 recovered 84 717 people.