Munich (dpa / lby) - Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) held out for two weeks at the Wiesn - now the corona virus may have caught him too. The city of Munich reported that Reiter could not attend the general assembly of the city council on Wednesday because of a positive quick test. He has flu-like symptoms but can work from home.
The 64-year-old should be like many other Munich residents. A sharp increase in the number of infections has been observed in Munich since last week, and the beds in the clinics are also filling up. Experts see a connection to the Oktoberfest, which ended on Monday.
If the infection is confirmed in Reiter, it would be the second corona disease for the 64-year-old within a few months. Reiter only tested positive for Sars-CoV-2 in February. According to his own statements, he had no symptoms worth mentioning, at least at the beginning.
