The government has decided to maintain a maximum level of 5,000 people in the stadiums until the end of August, but the prefects may grant exemptions to accommodate more spectators if the health situation allows, the ministry in charge said Tuesday (July 28). sports.
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These prefectural authorizations “Will be given according to the seating capacity of the sports venue, after analysis of the general and local health situation, subject to the rigorous implementation of health protocols for reception and access to public so as to prevent the risk of the virus spreading ‘, said the cabinet of Roxane Maracineanu.
2,800 spectators during the Coupe de France final
Since July 11 and the end of the state of health emergency in metropolitan France, sporting events can once again welcome the public up to a limit of 5,000 people. The final of the Coupe de France between PSG and Saint-Étienne took place on Friday in front of 2,800 spectators.
Professional clubs were hoping for a further positive development, essential for their economy, but “The increase in the circulation of the coronavirus in the territory” led the government, at the end of the Security and Defense Council which was held on Friday, to maintain the gauge.
Wearing a mask and distancing
The short-term visibility of these clubs is now in the hands of the prefects, who will have the power to authorize “Several matches of the same sports club, organized in the same stadium, to be held in the presence of more than 5,000 spectators, with reception conditions for the public” validated beforehand.
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As a minimum, the following barrier measures will apply: spectators must all be seated, wear a mask, and a distance seat must be respected between the groups which must have a maximum of 10 people.
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