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| Prost! Bavarian court overturns statewide open-air alcohol ban imposed under Covid-19 curbs | Prost! Bavarian court overturns statewide open-air alcohol ban imposed under Covid-19 curbs |
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| Covid-19 is no reason to deny oneself a jug of beer or glass of wine in the great outdoors, a Bavarian court has ruled, overturning a statewide ban on open-air consumption of alcohol introduced to limit the spread of the virus. | Covid-19 is no reason to deny oneself a jug of beer or glass of wine in the great outdoors, a Bavarian court has ruled, overturning a statewide ban on open-air consumption of alcohol introduced to limit the spread of the virus. |
| A man from the Bavarian town of Regensburg mounted the legal challenge against state authorities, with the court ruling that they'd overstepped their bounds when announcing a blanket ban on outdoor alcohol consumption in public places. | A man from the Bavarian town of Regensburg mounted the legal challenge against state authorities, with the court ruling that they'd overstepped their bounds when announcing a blanket ban on outdoor alcohol consumption in public places. |
| The law, which gave German states additional powers to introduce restrictions during the pandemic, only allowed for a ban on consuming alcohol in some public places, not all of them, the court said in its decision. | The law, which gave German states additional powers to introduce restrictions during the pandemic, only allowed for a ban on consuming alcohol in some public places, not all of them, the court said in its decision. |
| Bavaria, famously the home of Oktoberfest, restricted outdoor boozing in December after concerns were raised that Christmas mulled-wine stands – a common festive feature across Germany – could become hotbeds for infection due to their customers neglecting social distancing rules. | Bavaria, famously the home of Oktoberfest, restricted outdoor boozing in December after concerns were raised that Christmas mulled-wine stands – a common festive feature across Germany – could become hotbeds for infection due to their customers neglecting social distancing rules. |
| The man wanted other state Covid-19 restrictions, like a 15-kilometer daily travel limit and the requirement for families to meet with no more than one other person at a time, to be removed as well, but was not successful on those fronts. | The man wanted other state Covid-19 restrictions, like a 15-kilometer daily travel limit and the requirement for families to meet with no more than one other person at a time, to be removed as well, but was not successful on those fronts. |
| Germany, which has so far recorded over two million infections and more than 47,600 deaths due to the coronavirus, is currently under lockdown, with most shops and schools closed. | Germany, which has so far recorded over two million infections and more than 47,600 deaths due to the coronavirus, is currently under lockdown, with most shops and schools closed. |
| On Tuesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel and state premiers reportedly agreed to extend the measures until mid-February. | On Tuesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel and state premiers reportedly agreed to extend the measures until mid-February. |
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