Germany's Oktoberfest, known as the world's largest beer festival, has been canceled due to the effects of the new coronavirus.
More than 20,000 infected people per day
The Oktoberfest in Munich, southern Germany, is known as the world's largest beer festival, with approximately 6 million visitors from around the world each year.
The event was scheduled to take place from September 18th to October 3rd, but the local Prime Minister of Bavaria, Markus Söder, announced that he would hold a joint press conference with the Mayor of Munich on the 3rd to cancel the event.
Oktoberfest will be canceled for the second consecutive year.
At the press conference, Prime Minister Markus Söder pointed out that it was unclear whether the infection would be resolved, and said, "At a large-scale beer festival, measures such as keeping a distance from people and wearing masks were not thoroughly implemented, and the situation was confused. There is also a risk that it will lead to. "
In Germany, the first confirmed variant virus in the United Kingdom has spread and the third wave of infection continues, with more than 20,000 people infected per day on many days.