By Andreas Wiseman International Editor Germany’s Oktoberfest, which attracts millions of revellers every fall, has been cancelled amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The move is a hammer blow for Munich’s local economy and a sign that cancellations are now stretching deep into the 2020 calendar.
The two-week beer and folk festival, which generates more than $1B for the city, was due to run from September 19 to October 4.
It is the world’s largest beer festival and can attract up to six million people. “We have decided the risk is simply too great,” Bavaria state premier Markus Soeder told reporters. “It hurts, it is a huge shame,” he commented.
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