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In the USA, leading corona experts have warned people not to meet people from other households at parties to watch the Super Bowl.
“Please have a look at that
Super Bowl and only meet online or with the people in your household “, demanded the head of the CDC health authority, Rochelle Walensky. The renowned immunologist Anthony Fauci also warned in an interview with NBC:” As much as it is fun, for one Big Super Bowl party to get together, now is not the time “.
Fauci warned against similar occasions as
Christmas or
public holidays would have led to an increase in corona infections in the past. “Have fun with the game, watch it on TV, but do it with your immediate family, the people in your household,” said Fauci.
On February 7th, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Kansas City Chiefs at the 55th Super Bowl. Around 22,000 people – significantly fewer than usual – can watch the American football game live on Sunday (00:30 a.m. Monday CET) in Tampa / Florida.
In the
USA, a country with 330 million inhabitants, have been infected with more than 26.4 million people since the pandemic began
Coronavirus been confirmed. Almost 450,000 people were killed. The number of daily new infections has recently declined and averaged just under 140,000, which experts rated positively.
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Fauci in conversation with NBC, English
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