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You have mixed feelings when you look at images of Wiesn’s wild surrogate celebrations, for example at Munich’s Viktualienmarkt: Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) has promised to introduce mandatory masking in public places in Munich. “I don’t want to take anyone’s joy away,” Söder told B5 radio station today. However, given the high number of infections in Munich, joy and reason better go together, Söder said.
Söder said he wanted to consult with the city about protecting the mouth and nose. Furthermore, the city’s health department will be supported in the future by the Bundeswehr. “We will ask the Bundeswehr to provide 100 people to improve monitoring.”
“If the reason doesn’t help, then you have to drive”
By Sunday, the corona numbers in Munich had reached 55.6 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants in a week. In this context, Söder spoke of the strong recklessness of some people. “Munich has too high numbers, too high numbers.”
Because Oktoberfest was canceled this year due to the pandemic, some replacement events were held over the weekend. 50 restaurants opened their doors for the “WirtshausWiesn”. In advance it was feared that people might celebrate a “wild Wiesn” at Theresienwiese, where Oktoberfest usually takes place. On Saturday morning, at the time of the traditional first tap of the beer keg, he was silent. The prohibition of alcohol should prevent wild parties and thus reduce the risk of infection.
Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) also asked everyone who wanted to celebrate despite the cancellation of Oktoberfest to abide by the rules of the crown.
Events that were not organized in a professional manner worried Söder. “The problem is the private parties,” he said. “If reason doesn’t help, then there must be control.” The aim is to allow schools and nurseries to continue operating in Bavaria and to protect the economy from further restrictions.
