Germany cancels Christmas markets in many places due to surge in coronavirus cases

Recently, the COVID-19 situation in Germany has entered a state of emergency, and the number of infections has continued to increase. According to news on the 21st local time , the German Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the number of newly confirmed cases of the new coronavirus was 421,727, and as of that day, the cumulative number of deaths in Germany due to infection with the new coronavirus has approached 100,000.

It is reported that as of now, a total of 56.5 million people in Germany have been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus, accounting for about 67.9% of the total population of Germany. In response to the increasingly serious epidemic, Germany has also taken many measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic and stated that it has begun to provide new coronavirus booster shots to all citizens.

Now that it is the end of the year, Germans are looking forward to spending a happy and warm Christmas. However, as the epidemic situation continues and the number of infections continues to increase, Christmas markets in many parts of Germany have to be cancelled due to epidemic prevention policies. This news will be a huge blow to sellers who have been struggling to operate and expect a hot sales boom.

According to foreign reports, Germany's largest Christmas market, Frankfurt Christmas Market, will open next week, but due to the need for epidemic prevention and control, the "2G principle" will be implemented, requiring people who wear masks, recover and are vaccinated to enter food stalls . Christmas markets in many other places have had to be cancelled due to the impact of the epidemic.

Although Germany has reserved Christmas markets for the public, some German cities have stipulated the cancellation of alcohol sales in order to meet epidemic prevention requirements and prevent crowds from gathering.

Under the influence of the epidemic, the global supply chain and shipping have been severely affected, and accompanied by the impact of inflation, the quality of life of people in many countries has been greatly reduced, logistics are blocked, goods are in short supply, prices are rising ... This epidemic will be another big blow to the German Christmas season.

I hope that the German people can cooperate with the local government, actively get vaccinated against the new coronavirus, take protective measures, and get rid of the shadow of the epidemic as soon as possible.

German Christmas markets cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak