According to US media reports, spectators in and around the Super Bowl Stadium in Tampa did not adequately comply with the corona rules. The US news agency reported with reference to eyewitnesses AP on Sunday (local time) by numerous people without a mask around the venue of the finals of the National Football League and many rule violations at Raymond James Stadium.
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The arena for the duel between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs has 25,000 spectators, including 7,500 healthcare professionals who have already been vaccinated. Cardboard figures on other seats are intended to provide the necessary distance between fan groups and give the impression of a full stadium. The stadium’s capacity is normally 75,000.
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US President Joe Biden has called in memory of the victims of Covid-19 before the Super Bowl. “Let’s remember all of those we lost,” said Biden in a pre-recorded video message. He also called on Americans to get vaccinated. According to the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, more than 460,000 people have already died after a corona infection in the USA. In absolute terms, this is more than in any other country in the world.
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