Posted on 05/16/2020 8:15:09 AM PDT by Libloather
During a COVID-19 update on Friday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer reiterated that sports fans won't be able to fill stadiums until a vaccine is available.
In the Friday press conference, Whitmer responded to a reporter's question about what conditions she thought that professional and college sports would be able to return to Michigan.
"I think that we're going to be in a new normal for quite a while," Whitmer said. "We need a vaccine, and we need to have mask quantities available or we need to be able to test and acknowledge that we've got some immunity that's built up. We're not there yet."
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In a statement given to Newsweek, the governor's press secretary, Tiffany Brown, said that stadium reopenings will depend on data and medical experts. "Medical experts have made it clear that COVID-19 spreads when people are in close contact with one another, and without a vaccine, our best strategy in combating the virus is to practice social distancing. In regards to stadiums, our administration will continue to make informed decisions on re-engagement based upon data and medical expertise," she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Look for some pro teams to move to other locales, or perhaps just rent friendly stadii to host games in as the governor of Florida has suggested.
Lotsa moola gonna be going out of states lol MI, CA, WA, maybe NY, NJ, MA... IL too, and that’s just for starters.
Oh, there will be a mark with it.
Good information like that in the link you graciously provided should be its own thread to MAXIMIZE visibility.
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