If the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles play their seasons in 2020, they will do so without fans in the stands because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The city of Philadelphia announced Tuesday a restriction on large occasions for 6 months. KYW Newsradio, which broke the news, reported the ban will remain in effect until Feb. 8, 2021. According to the report, the ban does not affect “efficiency locations and stadiums, so that would permit some professional sports perhaps to return.”
The Phillies presently are using Citizens Bank Park for spring training 2.0. They are set up to open the coronavirus-shortened 60-game regular season on Friday, July 24 when they host the Miami Marlins.
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The Eagles very first regular-season house video game at Lincoln Financial Field is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 20 against the Los Angeles Rams.
Nevertheless, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said “the protocols for the major sports leagues look quite great however having viewers would not be safe.” No fans in the stands for the Eagles and Phillies.
” I do think that games can be played with the kind of security preventative measures that theyre proposing. I do not think that they can have spectators at those video games. Theres no way for them to be safe having a crowd there,” Farley said.
” The Eagles are still going to be allowed to play, although without crowds. The Phillies will continue to be permitted to play, although without crowds,” Managing Director Brian Abernathy stated.
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The city of Philadelphia announced Tuesday a ban on large events for 6 months. According to the report, the ban doesnt impact “efficiency locations and arenas, so that would enable some expert sports perhaps to return.”
As a result, New Jersey on Tuesday included four states to its coronavirus quarantine travel advisory list. The commonwealth of Pennsylvania is not among the 22 states listed.
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” I do think that games can be played with the kind of safety preventative measures that theyre proposing. Theres no way for them to be safe having a crowd there,” Farley stated. Get Eagles text messages from reporters: Cut through the clutter of social media and text directly with the Eagles beat authors.
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Tuesdays announcement by the city of Philadelphia comes as the U.S. continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than three million Americans have actually been identified with the coronavirus.
