Euro 2020: WHO concerned about easing COVID cuts Coronavirus pandemic News
The World Health Organization has said it is concerned that countries hosting Euro 2020 matches are easing COVID-19 restrictions, and has warned that some are already seeing rising cases.
“The WHO is concerned about easing restrictions in some recipient countries,” Robb Butler, executive director of the WHO’s European Regional Office, said in an email to the AFP news agency.
“Some stadiums hosting the tournament are increasing the number of spectators allowed,” Butler said.
The UN health agency did not specify a city, but the UK announced on Tuesday that it would accept more than 60,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium in London for the semi-finals and final of the tournament. Originally, the crowd was meant to be limited to 40,000, with a capacity of about 50 percent.