Pandemic dampens Germany's Oktoberfest

By Sabine Dobel
Updated September 19 2020 - 3:41pm, first published 3:34pm
The scaled-back Oktoberfest will still be marked by the traditional breaking open of beer barrels.
The scaled-back Oktoberfest will still be marked by the traditional breaking open of beer barrels.

Diehard fans of the cancelled Oktoberfest beer festival are preparing to hold a scaled-down version of the event spread out across pubs in the southern German city of Munich.

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