In the fight against the corona virus, 1. FC Cologne relies on vaccinations. From the second home game on August 28 against VfL Bochum, only those who have been vaccinated and recovered will be allowed into the stadium. But there should also be exceptions.
According to media reports, 1. FC Köln will only allow access to the stadium to people who have been vaccinated or recovered from the corona virus from the end of August. According to WDR, a spokeswoman for the Bundesliga club confirmed that a negative corona test from the second home game on August 28 against VfL Bochum is no longer sufficient.
The “Kicker” and the “Bild” newspaper had previously reported on it. Exceptions should continue to apply for children and adolescents up to the age of 16 as well as for people excluded from the vaccination for medical reasons.
1. FC Köln versus Hertha BSC: Access also with a negative Corona test
For the first home game of the Rhenish club against Hertha BSC on August 15, Cologne is expecting 16,500 spectators, of which 1000 should also get access with a negative corona test. “Vaccination is the key to a changed normalcy – without it it will be difficult in the long run”, quoted the “Bild” newspaper on Friday, FC managing director Alexander Wehrle. The club had recently offered the opportunity to vaccinate during training. On Wednesday, 87 people took up the offer, as Cologne had announced.
The admission regulations for sporting events are politically discussed again and again. Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) said in an interview with “Münchner Merkur” (Thursday) that “essential things such as public transport or visiting the town hall or hospital” must still be accessible only with a mask or test. But for “areas that do not belong to the basic care”, he could also imagine access only for vaccinated or convalescent people. “Or restricted access – for example, that 30,000 people who have been vaccinated and 2,000 people who have been tested are allowed to attend a football game in the Bayern stadium,” added Spahn.
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