Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (55) wants to visit the Oktoberfest in Munich without mouth and nose protection. There is “no growing burden in the hospitals”. Everyone must “decide on their own responsibility whether and how to visit the Wiesn. I come without a mask”.
“The corona situation is currently stable,” the CSU politician told “Bild” about his reasons.
Speaking to German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD), Söder said: “I am surprised at Mr Lauterbach’s exaggerated reports.” He had warned of a difficult autumn due to the increasing number of infections.
On September 17, for the first time in two years, the motto at the Theresienwiese is: “Ozapft is”. The festival lasts until October 3. The largest folk festival in the world before the pandemic attracted some six million visitors. It was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19. In the more than 200-year history of the folk festival, there were only longer breaks in times of war.
Source: Krone
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