UK to test Covid-19 certificates to reopen football matches
Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:13 am
UK to test Covid-19 certificates to reopen football matches to fans
Culture Secretary says ‘significant numbers’ could be allowed back to games under plan
The Independant
Friday 19th March 2021
By Jon Stone
Policy Correspondent
@joncstone
Football matches have been played without fans of late
The UK will pilot using Covid-19 certificates as a means to safely reopen sports matches, concerts, and other large events, the culture secretary has announced.
Oliver Dowden said the certificates, which would show it someone was vaccinated, could be used to let people return to larger events "in significant numbers".
The news comes ahead of several key dates over the next few months when restrictions are planned to be eased.
"From June 21, if all goes to plan in the way that I described, we hope to get people back in significant numbers," Mr Dowden told Sky News.
"We're piloting the different things that will enable that to happen - clearly it will have to be done in a Covid-secure way.
"You would expect, and we will be testing these things, things like one-way systems, things like masks, things like hand hygiene and everything else.
Culture Secretary says ‘significant numbers’ could be allowed back to games under plan
The Independant
Friday 19th March 2021
By Jon Stone
Policy Correspondent
@joncstone
Football matches have been played without fans of late
The UK will pilot using Covid-19 certificates as a means to safely reopen sports matches, concerts, and other large events, the culture secretary has announced.
Oliver Dowden said the certificates, which would show it someone was vaccinated, could be used to let people return to larger events "in significant numbers".
The news comes ahead of several key dates over the next few months when restrictions are planned to be eased.
"From June 21, if all goes to plan in the way that I described, we hope to get people back in significant numbers," Mr Dowden told Sky News.
"We're piloting the different things that will enable that to happen - clearly it will have to be done in a Covid-secure way.
"You would expect, and we will be testing these things, things like one-way systems, things like masks, things like hand hygiene and everything else.
Re: UK to test Covid-19 certificates to reopen football matc
Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:37 am
They can try anything they like but one thing cannot have is social distancing unless only have 2k or 3k crowds at ccs because simply cannot move fans around quick enough to go to toilets food ect or will miss the game.... same thing applies to all events sporting or otherwise... vaccine passport is only way forward for such events then can have much larger crowds without problems inside venues
Re: UK to test Covid-19 certificates to reopen football matc
Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:43 pm
It'll probably take a decision like this to strangely increase the uptake of the vaccine amongst those who wish to attend! 