Washington. It’s a few days until the strangest Super Bowl in NFL history. A gigantic show in boast and convocation, but which in the Covid era is bound to discretion. While the stadium in Tampa will be occupied by almost a third of its capacity and in the middle of an order from the authorities to comply with sanitary measures, the top expert in infectious diseases in the United States has a suggestion for fans.
The final will be this Sunday in Tampa, Florida, at Raymond James Stadium, which will receive 25,000 attendees to watch the duel between the Kansas Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“Watch it,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, “but at home and only with your closest loved ones. Do it only with the people who live with you ”.
Dr. Fauci implored citizens to refrain from organizing the traditional parties or barbecues to see the Super Bowl, an activity that is a substantial part of this annual event, since carrying them out would increase the risk of contracting the coronavirus.
“Stay quiet at home,” Fauci said in a televised interview. “Do not have parties with people with whom you have not had contact, you do not know if they are infected, so for once calm your impulses to hold these types of meetings.
“As much fun as it is to get together at the big Super Bowl party, now is not the time to do it,” Fauci reiterated, since every time there is a similar act, the incidence of infections increases.
“Every time we have something like this, there is always a peak, whether it is a holiday, Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving. The Super Bowl is a big problem for the United States, ”he lamented.
In those same terms, they were expressed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who stressed that “the safest way to celebrate is at home with the people you live with.”
“There could be a kind of super-diffuser mini-events or little hot spots across the country, starting with those indoor or even outdoor gatherings if we don’t follow the recommendations,” said health policy expert Kavita Patel.
These calls reinforce the concern of the authorities that the Supertzon will become a trigger for Covid-19.
The Los Angeles County public health director said “it would be tragic if this party were the super-spreader of the virus.”
