(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 25 - Franco Locatelli, the head of the
Higher Health Council (CSS) and a member of the CTS panel of
experts advising the government on its response to COVID-19, on
Friday called for "great caution" in relation to the reopening
of soccer stadiums and other big sports facilities to the
public.
After several months of playing games behind closed doors,
stadiums reopened to fans last weekend, with a maximum of 1,000
spectators allowed in.
This week Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora talked about
gradually reopening stadiums to fans and on Thursday the
nation's regional governments said they hoped they could allow
in fans to up to 25% of a ground's capacity.
Lazio Governor Nicola Zingaretti, however, dissented, saying
this move would be premature.
On Friday Locatelli said there were "critical situations"
regarding the coronavirus and "potential risks that must not be
underestimated" in his call for caution.
Deputy Health Minister Pierpaolo Sileri was on the same
wavelength.
"It's unthinkable to reopen stadiums with 25,000 people," he
told La7 television.
"But you can consider a gradual reopening with rules that must
be extremely strict". (ANSA).
Top expert calls for caution over reopening stadiums to fans
We can go straight up to 25,000 fans adds Sileri