Party on Pause as Second Wave of COVID-19 Brings the Curtain Down on Berlin s Bars
Laughter and glasses clinking, bright lights and warm colours shining through steamed up windows are staples of winter life for Berliners, used to relying on the party city s many bars to get them through the long, cold evenings. But not this year. With Germany in lockdown since November as it struggles to contain a second wave of the coronavirus, the city s distinctive scene of makeshift bars open all hours has gone dark for the first time in decades. Bartenders across the city share their fears, hopes and anxieties amid lockdown: