NY stadiums, arenas permitted to reopen

Major stadiums and arenas with a capacity of 10,000 upwards will be allowed to reopen at 10% capacity from 23 February

Barclays Center, New York, will welcome fans to an NBA game in February
Barclays Center, New York, will welcome fans to an NBA game in February © Barclays Center

New York governor Andrew Cuomo will allow major stadiums and arenas to reopen with a capacity of 10% from 23 February.

The guidelines for reopening will be based on the testing pilot programme conducted by the NFL team Buffalo Bills at the weekend, in which 6,700 fans who presented negative tests, and agreed to contact tracing, attended the game socially distanced

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In order for stadiums and arenas to reopen at 10%, all fans and staff planning to attend an event will need to…

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