The Pittsburgh Pirates said on Friday that they will no longer require fans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear a facemask while at PNC Park.
Fans who are not yet fully vaccinated must continue to wear a facemask while at PNC Park as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Next week, the Pirates said they plan to announce details regarding capacity increases for the remainder of the season and further adjustments to the health and safety protocols at PNC Park.
âWe are excited to be able to quickly adjust our facemask policy, consistent with the Department of Healthâs announcement. This is another huge step in our return to normalcy here in Pittsburgh,â Pirates president Travis Williams said.
Weekend Preview: Dover International Speedway
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14 May 2021, 07:05 GMT+10
Historically speaking, when Martin Truex Jr. is on, he is ON. And his dominating showcase at Darlington Raceway last week in South Carolina leading 248 of 293 laps is indicative of the kind of run this Joe Gibbs Racing driver can have again this week.
Sunday s venue for the Drydene 400 (2p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) the famed Dover International Speedway one-miler in Delaware isn t just a place the New Jersey native Truex considers a home track but also a venue where he has really taken it to the competition.
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Martin Truex Jr. talks on a cell phone after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
NASCAR has lifted its mask mandate for competitors when outdoors in the garage and pit areas starting this weekend at Dover International Speedway.
Masks will still be required when competitors are inside any buildings or team haulers, NASCAR said Thursday.
NASCAR says its focus is on encouraging everyone to get vaccinated and preventing indoor spread of COVID-19.
NASCAR last weekend had a soft re-opening of the garage area and allowed 350 fully vaccinated sponsors and guests into the competition footprint at Darlington Raceway. It was a trial run to set policy moving forward. The garage is closed at Dover this weekend but will be open to 550 sponsors and guests at Circuit of the Americas in Texas next week.
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Firefly Music Festival is planning to reduce capacity to about 50,000 fans this fall, state officials said, a reduced capacity that would make it the smallest since the festival s 2012 debut.
But details about other possible COVID-19 related precautions and restrictions have largely been undecided. State health officials will begin the detailed planning process with festival organizers later this month.
A day after Firefly dropped its 93-act lineup featuring headliners Billie Eilish, The Killers, Tame Impala and Lizzo, a top state health official spoke with Delaware Online/The News Journal about how the massive Sept. 23-26 camping-and-music event could happen this fall.