Serie A stadium capacity to be reduced to 5,000 amid growing COVID-19 cases – reports
Italy’s
spike
in
confirmed
COVID-19
cases
has
reached
unprecedented
levels
in
the
country,
with
219,430
new
cases
confirmed
on
Friday,
surpassing
records
set
on
both
Wednesday
and
Thursday,
according
to
the
World
Health
Organisation
(WHO).
Italian
prime
minister
Mario
Draghi
has
reportedly
expressed
his
concerns
to
Italian
Football
Federation
(FIGC)
president
Gabriele
Gravina,
with
the
government
worried
about
a
lack
of
adhering
to
safety
and
social
distancing
measures
within
stadiums.
Capacity
at
open-air
sports
events
was
reduced
from
75
per
cent
to
50
per
cent
in
December
by
the
Italian
government,
while
four
of
10
scheduled
games
on
Thursday
were
called
off
after
restrictions
imposed
by
local
health
authorities.
According
to
reports
in
Italy,
Serie
A
clubs
have
now
voted
to
only
permit
5,000
spectators
into
stadiums
for
a
period
covering
two
rounds
of
fixtures.
The
Supercoppa
Italiana
between
Inter
and
Juventus
at
San
Siro
on
January
12
is
not
affected.
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