▁them ▁mand atory . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁April , ▁Bav arian ▁State ▁Premier ▁Mark us ▁S öder ▁said ▁Oktober fest ▁would ▁most ▁likely ▁be ▁cancel led . ▁While ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁state ▁govern ors ▁started ▁to ▁reach ▁agreement ▁to ▁relax ▁some ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁dist ancing ▁protocol s , ▁large ▁events ▁would ▁be ▁b anned ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 1 ▁August . ▁▁ 2 0 – 2 6 ▁April ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April , ▁as ▁sh ops ▁started ▁to ▁re open ▁–   with ▁differences ▁from ▁state ▁to ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁restrictions ▁– , ▁Chan cell or ▁Mer kel ▁thank ed ▁Germ ans ▁for ▁ad her ing , ▁on ▁the ▁whole , ▁to ▁advice ▁on ▁stay ing ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁to ▁physical ▁dist ancing ▁rules . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁she ▁war ned ▁that ▁the ▁country ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁" at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁this ▁pan demic ". ▁If ▁in fe ctions ▁were ▁to ▁res ur ge , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁visible ▁after ▁two ▁weeks , ▁another ▁shut down ▁would ▁follow , ▁an ▁outcome ▁which ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁prevent ed ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁the ▁economy . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁April , ▁Bav arian ▁State ▁Premier ▁S öder ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Oktober fest ▁would ▁be ▁cancel led . ▁▁ 2 7 ▁April – 3 ▁May ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁public ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁whether ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁social ▁dist ancing ▁measures ▁en act ed ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁weeks ▁could ▁be ▁relax