Hansa Rostock at the weekend Fans to the stadium

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Pandemic-A Pilot Project
Hansa Rostock back Fans to the stadium – so it should run

The Baltic sea stadium, the home ground of Hansa Rostock

The Baltic sea stadium, the home ground of Hansa Rostock

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Premiere, after a long pandemic-break in professional football. For the first time in months will be on the weekend the Fans in the stadium during the third League match of Hansa Rostock against the Halleschen FC.

That doesn’t happen every day. At the weekend, football will look (-) Germany Hansa Rostock. Due to the sporting success of the third League is the Second from the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, but a pilot in the Coronavirus pandemic. For the first time after months of mind games in the German professional football during the League game on Saturday against the halleschen FC re-viewers to sit in the Baltic sea stadium, in the stands.

Hansa Rostock is allowed to play in front of 777 Fans

777 Fans have admitted to the state government, informed the club. You must follow the game under strict conditions:

  • Are allowed only season-ticket holders or owners, residing in Rostock, as well as representatives of Hansa-partner companies.
  • , Every visitor must, before the stadium gates on a Coronavirus infection test. It should go from as early as seven o’clock in the morning, seven hours before kickoff.
  • On the ranks prevail masks and Distance requirement.
  • The spectators, the use of “Luca”App is recommended for uncomplicated contact tracking urgent.

The procedure had been subjected to in the run-up to a test run, insured Hansa Rostock. The leaders hope that the game can be against the hall’s FC to a blueprint for other events. “But even the most sophisticated Hygiene-concept can only work if it lived at the end and will be fulfilled”, appealed to the club to its supporters. “Therefore, we ask that all who have the opportunity to be able in this field attempt to be, to keep this great responsibility to all the other Fans and Share our company always in the back of the head, and to support us in the implementation of policies and measures, and actively participate.”

It is a sign of hope, that of Rostock for the industry as a whole and, in addition, could rise – the third tier could show if there are no infections, that events with the visitors and visitors, although the 29,000 places bidder Baltic sea stadium is filled to only be a fraction. Not without reason have announced the members of other clubs to a local visit.

Pleased with the pilot project of Rostock party is likely to be the loser Lord mayor Claus resting Madsen. He had advertised in the past more often for pragmatic solutions to the Coronavirus pandemic and a lot of praise for the successful management of the pathogen in his city. Rostock has long been one of the regions with the fewest infections. On Friday, the Robert Koch Institute, said the value of 22.9 Infections to 100,000 inhabitants within a week. The nationwide value stood at 95.6, and that of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 63,7.

Also the German football Association, the pilot project has been well received. “Basically, the DFB is happy about every football game, to be admitted to the viewers, and every Fan who may have the part,” said Vice President Peter Frymuth, the DPA news Agency, said: “Sad doesn’t make me at the same time, elsewhere in Germany, many people have the opportunity to pursue your passion and play under the open sky in her Amateur Association football, although after all of the previous findings on the field of play only a very low risk of Contagion.”

In the coming week-Hansa Rostock wants to report on how the experiment went, and what conclusions can be drawn from it. On Saturday 14 at-in the Baltic sea stadium, it’s more than just three points.

Sources: FC Hansa Rostock, Corona-country regulation of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rostock, Robert-Koch-Institute, “sports buzzer”, news Agency DPA

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