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Eintracht Frankfurt can play in front of the spectators against Hoffenheim on Saturday, despite a high incidence of crown in the city. The sudden increase is due to a local infection process.
Eintracht Frankfurt’s home game against TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday (3:30 pm) will take place with spectators. The club first confirmed this to hr-sport on Friday morning and later in a press release. Radio station FFH had previously reported that the health department had also given the go-ahead for the match to be played in front of 8,000 fans at the stadium.
In the city of Frankfurt, the number of new coronavirus infections per 100,000 residents had increased significantly in seven days. The so-called incidence on Friday was 42.0, the day before it was 25.6. Frankfurt exceeded the second warning level of 35 cases and is even heading towards the 50 mark. However, this does not affect the Bundesliga play.
“Locally Localized” Infection Events
“Eintracht Frankfurt was informed at noon by the health department of the city of Frankfurt and the head of the health department, Stefan Majer, that the meanwhile increased […] it was due to a localized and traceable infection, “the club reported.” Therefore, the value alone has no effect on the existing approval situation, so the game can be played in front of 8,000 spectators based on the spectator performance known from the first home game. against Arminia Bielefeld. and the hygiene concept at Eintracht Frankfurt nothing stands in the way. “
According to the health department, the reason for the increase is a group in a shared accommodation where refugees, EU citizens from Eastern Europe and homeless people live. There are currently 90 cases there, said a spokeswoman for the dpa news agency. Those affected were quarantined in other accommodations.
“It would have been pure symbolic politics”
“If it had been an infection among the population, there would have been no possibility for the Eintracht game. But in this special situation there is no overlap with the spectators of the Eintracht game,” said the head of the health department, Stefan Majer (Greens) in conversation with HR. “We didn’t see any reason to bring the visitors with us as relatives. That wouldn’t have made any contagious sense, but it would have been pure token politics in the wrong place.”
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Bremen on Saturday without fans
Of the 35 cases, according to the German Football League (DFL), there is actually the threat of a phantom game, FC Bayern and 1. FC Köln on matchday one and FC Schalke on matchday two, so you already had to play games without fans. At the Munich and Cologne games, the decision was announced one day before the game due to high values, in Gelsenkirchen even on the day of the game.
Werder Bremen are also not allowed to enter the stadium this Saturday against Bielefeld due to the high incidence value in the Hanseatic city. Eintracht’s game against TSG takes place in front of 8,000 fans.
Eintracht calls for corona prevention
According to Majer, Eintracht agreed to participate again in the city’s crown prevention campaign, which calls for people to adhere to the rules. “I see an opportunity in this, where we have the Eintracht supporters on our side, and they promised me that too.”
This was directly shown in the press release that was sent out on Friday afternoon. “We all have a responsibility to comply with hygiene requirements, in particular with regard to distance rules and the obligation to protect the mouth and nose, to minimize the risk of infection,” he appealed to the member of the Eintracht board of directors. , Axel Hellmann. “This affects not only the 8,000 fans on Saturday, but all of us in everyday life, if we want to get back to the point of being able to relive football in full stadiums at some point.”
Broadcast: hriNFO, October 2, 2020 at 12 noon
