New York State will allow closed stadiums and large theater venues to reopen to 10% capacity since this month, almost a year after its closure due to the pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.
Barclays Center will be the first to reopen to host the spectators of the NBA game of the Brooklyn Nets against the Sacramento Kings on February 23.
It will be the first time in 352 days that the Nets have played in front of spectators. Cuomo said that any closed site with a maximum capacity of 10,000 people will be able to operate at a capacity of 10%, including concert halls and theaters, to ensure “a safe reopening”.
The Barclays Center normally welcomes a maximum of 17,700 people. Spectators will have to show that they have been tested for covid-19 and it has been negative less than 72 hours before the event.
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Too their temperature will be taken before entering the stadium, and they must wear face masks and respect the distance with other spectators.
The announcement follows a successful test in January, when 6,700 spectators attended an NFL game with the Buffalo Bills.
All fans they had to provide proof of a negative test before they could sit at the Bills Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, which has 71,600 locations.
Several states in the country already allow large stadiums to receive the public, andEspecially Florida, where 25,000 people attended the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Cuomo did not provide information on public places that host fewer than 10,000 people. It also did not say when the New York Knicks, rivals of the Nets, will be able to play their first game in front of fans at their Madison Square Garden stadium., with capacity for 20,000 people.
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Cuomo banned all crowds of more than 500 people on March 12, 2020, when the pandemic began to devastate New York. Covid-19 has left more than 45,000 dead in the state.
The governor said that the rate of positive tests in New York continues to fall for the 33rd consecutive day, from 7.94% on January 4 to 4.31% on Tuesday, February 9.
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