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COVID causes cancellation of popular Christmas market in Germany
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One of Germany's most popular Christmas markets has fallen victim to the country's worsening COVID situation.
The one at Nuremberg in Bavaria was scrapped on Friday.
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder, making the announcement, said: "The situation is very, very serious and complicated."
He justified the decision by saying that such markets see multiple contacts between people and that it was difficult to monitor the health status of each visitor.
Bavaria has also moved to a de facto lockdown of its unvaccinated. Public places such as restaurants, cinemas and concert halls will only now be open to those with the jab or those that have recently recovered from the disease.
The unvaccinated will also be forced to limit their contacts to five
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