German spectators must make up their minds: they will not be allowed to enter stadiums before the end of 2020. The federal authorities announced on Thursday August 27 the extension of the ban on the public in stadiums for two more months. sports arenas. It was initially set until October 31. It is now effective until the end of the year. The decision was taken during a meeting between Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, and the governors of the country's 16 federal states. A working group must be formed in the coming days to analyze the different options allowing a possible return of the public to the stadiums. It will deliver its first conclusions by the end of October. Germany has recorded 240.420 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, including 9290 deaths. The number of daily infections has started to rise again in recent weeks.
