Winter is coming. And, with it, the threat of COVID-19 complications.
On Tuesday, the UK government announced contingencies in its “COVID-19 Response: Fall and Winter Plan,” a plan designed to deal with the threat of a rise in cases at the end of the year.
Football is unlikely to be immune. Although all progress has been made back to normal in the first few weeks of the season, there may still be a need for all fans attending Premier League games to prove double-handed vaccination if the “Plan B” of the government. .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said COVID passports may be “appropriate” for “crowds of people.” “It’s just not reasonable to completely rule out these kinds of options now,” he added, “when we have to deal with the fact that it could still make the difference between keeping companies open at full capacity or not.”
How will football fans be affected?
The fans have been well received and the challenge is to keep them in place throughout the campaign.
The beginning of October has long been considered a crucial moment in this battle. The government had proposed the introduction of COVID passports for crowded places, including football fields with more than 20,000 people, suggesting it would be the safest way to avoid closures.
These plans were only set aside over the weekend, but the Premier League has yet to plan to alter its approach. In the early weeks of this season, the Premier League went beyond government guidelines and asked fans to carry a COVID state certificate, with random checks for ticket holders.