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This Saturday, the Brighton stadium will host the public for the first time in five months. The British government gave the green light to a pilot test to see how to organize a controlled lap of the fans to the soccer fields. Thus the friendly Brighton-Chelsea it will become an experiment in the Premier League preseason.
Of course, with all the security measures: 2,500 spectators, with temperature measurement at the entrance and mandatory masks.
In this same sense, other tests will be carried out in other friendlies in the women’s league, and also in the rugby league, on September 5.
The British government canceled all previous tests due to the spike in cases. Although he already began to open his hand in the Snooker World Cup, where the public was allowed in the final on August 16 and in which Ronnie O’Sullivan was the winner.
The Department of Culture, Media and Sports hopes to carry out successful experiments in different sports during the month of September with the idea of reopening the sport to fans in October. «I know that the fans and their teams cannot wait any longer to meet in the stadiums, but it is imperative to be careful and take the necessary precautions to achieve a safe return, ”commented the department secretary, Oliver Dowden.
«We must assess that the virus infection rates have dropped so it is possible to carry out these tests, and we will continue working intensively with athletes and medical, health and safety experts to welcome as many fans as possible, “he summarized.
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