The measures to contain the coronavirus at each venue are fully coordinated with the regulations of the responsible local health authorities, UEFA said at the request of the German press agency. The decision on the number of spectators at the matches and the entry requirements are the responsibility of these authorities – UEFA follows them.
“It cannot be completely ruled out that events and meetings could ultimately lead to a local increase in the number of cases,” said the association’s medical advisor, the Swiss Daniel Koch. “But this would not only apply to football games, but also to all situations that are now permitted within the framework of the easing measures decided by the responsible local authorities.”
The pan-European vaccination campaigns and border controls would “help prevent a new big wave from starting in Europe and putting the respective health systems under pressure, as was the case with previous waves of infections,” said Koch.
60,000 spectators are to be admitted for the semi-finals and the final at London’s Wembley Stadium. Because the corona numbers recently rose again in Great Britain due to the delta variant, the step is controversial. The German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer called the UEFA position “absolutely irresponsible” on Thursday.
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