German Xmas markets find ways around virus November 28, 2020 at 05:22PM

Artificial snow, mulled wine, all-you-can-eat sweets and kitsch music: at the Christmas market in Landshut, southern Germany, the essentials are there, but you have to pick it up by car. As Germany battles a second wave of coronavirus infections, leisure and sporting facilities have been ordered to close while restaurants and bars can only offer takeaways.