On June 4, the public will return to the big stadiums in Madrid. The chosen match is the friendly between Spain and Portugal, prior to the Eurocup, and which will be played at the Wanda Metropolitano. The General Directorate of Public Health of the Ministry of Health of the Community of Madrid has authorized the celebration with fans of this meeting «after reviewing the action plan sent by the Spanish Football Federation for the prevention of the transmission of covid- 19 ». There will be a “maximum capacity of 30%, so the number of spectators may not exceed 22,590”.
Supporters, who must wear a mask at all times and may not smoke, eat or drink in the stands, will have time slots to access the stadium and avoid crowds. This will be the first major football event with an audience during the pandemic in Madrid, the region with the most deaths from covid-19 in Spain. Before, there were also fans at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis.
The country, one of the worst hit in Europe by the pandemic with almost 80,000 deaths and 3.6 million cases, has nevertheless improved its health situation in recent weeks, which is why it has begun to relax restrictions. In fact, Health Authorized at the beginning of May the return of the public for the last days of the Santander and SmartBank Leagues to the stadiums, although there were capacity restrictions and the presence of people in the stands was subject to the specific health data of the different municipalities, provinces and autonomous communities.
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