NASCAR fans will love this:
The Charlotte (NC) Motor Speedway has announced that, for the Memorial Day weekend Coca-Cola 600, fans will be admitted to 100% seating capacity, and will NOT require fans to wear masks.
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NASCAR fans will love this:
The Charlotte (NC) Motor Speedway has announced that, for the Memorial Day weekend Coca-Cola 600, fans will be admitted to 100% seating capacity, and will NOT require fans to wear masks.
Dave M.
Two of MLB's West Coast ballclubs have announced the dates where they will resume admitting fans up to full capacity. The Dodgers will return to normal on June 15 and the Angels will do likewise on June 17.
Dave M.
Gov. Murphy of New Jersey has signed a bill that will allow sports venue to admit fans up to full capacity. The new status begins this coming Friday and will allow the tenants of MetLife Stadium (NFL Giants and Jets) to be able to try and fill the stadium when the 2021 season begins.
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A report heard this morning on WGN Morning News indicates that, at this time, 30 of the 32 NFL teams have been given the OK to allow fans in at full capacity. Still waiting for the go-ahead: Denver and Indianapolis.
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The New York Knicks have announced that if the team wins their current playoff series, starting with Round 2, while capacities won't bee diminished, fans will need a vaccine passport (to verify being fully vaccinated) in order to be admitted.
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As of June 11, COVID-19 crowd capacity limits for sports stadiums and arenas in the city will be terminated, meaning that the Cubs and White Sox will both be allowed to admit fans up to their pre-pandemic levels.
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The University of Illinois has announced that their football stadium will resume allowing fans in up to full capacity for the 2021 NCAA football season. This will begin on 8/28 when the Fighting Illini hosts Nebraska.
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While the Buffalo Bills will be opening their stadium to 100% capacity, there is a caveat. Given regulations still in effect by the county, the Bills will only be allowed to admit fans for games who can prove 100% vaccination against COVID19.
Dave M.
It's a good news/bad news situation in Japan.
Organizers for this summer's Tokyo Olympics have decided to allow fans to attend the events of the Games, but with a couple of catches.
First, all venues will be limited to either 50% of capacity or 10,000 fans.
Second, fans in attendance will NOT be allowed to cheer for the athletes.
Finally, fan attendance will be limited to only residents of Japan.
Japan is far behind the USA in terms of vaccinations. According to the New York Times, only about 18% of the Japanese population has received even one dose of the vaccine, and roughly 7.3% of the populace has been fully vaccinated.
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Northwestern University of the Big Ten announced that there will be no restrictions on crowd capacity for their entire 2021-22 athletic schedule.
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It's still not over.
The Thursday night game between the Yankees and Red Sox has been postponed due to one or more positive COVID19 test results on the Yankees.
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This evening's game between the Nationals and the Phillies was postponed after a dozen members of the Nats (4 players and 8 staff) tested positive for COVID19.
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With the new Delta Variant causing concerns, the pandemic problems and restrictions aren't over yet. It's been announced that, while the New Orleans Saints of the NFL are not limiting overall capacity, fans, in order to be allowed into the game, will either have to show proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID19 test taken no more than 72 hours before game time.
Dave M.
While the ballpark won't be empty. the announcement has been made that the Little League World Series will not be admitting the general public as a COVID19 precaution. There will still be a crowd, but it'll be limited to families, friends and community members of the participating ballclubs, 250 per team.
Dave
New York City mayor Bill DeBlasio has announced new pandemic directives which, beginning on 9/13, will require all fans and arena staff who work at or attend games in the Barclay Center, home of the Brookly Nets and the WNBA New York Liberty, to be able to prove vaccination in order to enter the arena. All fans age 12 and older will have to prove having had at least one vaccination
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The Carolina Panmthersw have made their COVID19 move for the 2021 season. While they won't be checking people for their vaccination status, the team has announced that masks must be worn in any and all indoor areas of the stadium, including the indoor portions of the concourses of the 300 and 400 levels.
Dave
Canada has now entered the realm of new and updated COVID19 protocol for 2021.
Both Scotiabank Arena, indoor home of the NBA Raptors and NHL Maple Leafs, will now require either proof of vaccination or a negative result from a recently taken COVID19 test. This is also applicable to BMO Field, where Toronto's MLS team hosts their home games (outdoors).
The new regs will be activated during mid-September.
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The Washington Nationals have apparently become the first MLB team to terminate employees based on their refusal to get a COVID19 vaccination.
The Nats are taking 8 of their scouts off the payroll, 2 of them being for their refusal to get vaccinated.
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Don't expect to see Johnny Bench at the upcoming Baseball HOF induction ceremonies. Despite being fully vaccinated, Bench has tested positive for COVID19, and as a result had chosen not to attend.
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Some good news:
The Canadian Government has given approval for the Toronto Raptors to resume playing their home games in Scotiabank Arena this upcoming season/preseason. There is no announcement as of yet regarding any crowd capacity maximums for games, but it HAS been announced that fans will have to show proof of vaccination to be admitted to games.
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The Buffalo Bills have switched gears and have now joined the Las Vegas Raiders in requiring fans to show proof of COVID19 vaccination in order to be admitted to all remaining 2021 home games. The stricter policy comes after a torrent of complaints from fans at their home opener. In a setting in which wearing masks was the main means of health control, thousands of fans were not wearing face masks in outdoor or indoor areas of the stadium.
The vaccine proof rules will now also be applicable for Buffalo Sabres home games this coming season.
Dave M.
With California's recall election now history, Los Angeles County has announced new COVID19 protocols.
Effective 10/7, fans attending any outdoor events of 10,000 people or more will be required to prove being vaccinated or show proof of testing negative within less than 72 hours of the starting time in order to be admitted. This will apply to any Dodgers postseason games, as well as Rams and Chargers NFL games.
For now, Angels games are not included, as Anaheim is located in Orange County.
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MLB has announced that, for the 2021 playoffs, all team employees (players exempted) will need to be fully vaccinated for COVID19. This includes managers and coaches in uniform, and ALL non-uniformed personnel. Exceptions will be made for non-players only if the employee has received one dose of the vaccine before the playoffs begin and their second dose is already scheduled.
Dave