Virologist Kekule considers Bundesliga games feasible in May

Virologist Alexander Kekule believes a continuation of the Bundesliga in May is possible. “Everything is possible,” said the director of the Institute for Medical Microbiology at the University Medical Center Halle / Saale in the ZDF’s current sports studio: “You can think about how you can ensure that the Bundesliga players are able to play.”

Bundesliga continuation in May “purely virological” possible

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For the players, however, this is associated with “draconian” measures. “You would have to extend the lockdown for them. They would have to continue living privately under special security conditions. The whole team would have to go into a special quarantine. In addition, they would have to be retested before each game,” said Kekule. A total of around 20,000 tests would be required for this project by the end of the season.

You have to take into account that the players do not belong to the risk group, said the 61-year-old: “From a purely virological point of view, the problem could therefore be solved. But only if you create a kind of special bubble for the football players.” The only question would be how to explain this special treatment to the footballers of society when many other people are doing badly.

According to Kekule, football games in 2020 can only take place against a ghost backdrop. “I wouldn’t plan anything with the audience this year,” said the virologist: “I would be pessimistic. It doesn’t look as if we could seriously consider something like this this year.”

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