Prost! Bavaria opens some of its famous beer gardens again

Bavarians are now able to enjoy a tall beer in the spring sun in several areas in the southern German state where the spread of the coronavirus has been successfully slowed

MUNICH -- Bavarians were able to enjoy a tall beer in the spring sun Monday in several areas, as some outdoor beer gardens reopened in the southern German state. Bavaria had an overall seven-day average rate of increase of 119.5 new cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people, but areas below 100 cases per 100,000 were allowed to reopen their iconic beer gardens. In places like Inning, on the western outskirts of Munich, people were again drinking beer lakeside on the Ammersee and gazing at the picturesque Alps in the distance. Beer gardens in Munich are not yet open, but preparations were being made for them to again start serving customers on Wednesday.