旧金山49人队在新郡治下的三周内不允许在他们的体育场练习或比赛健康禁止接触性运动的限制。
斯坦福大学的田径项目,包括其足球项目,也将受到影响。
圣克拉拉县卫生官员周六宣布了新的限制措施,该县报告了创纪录的760例新冠肺炎病例。
“自去年11月以来,我们的病例率一直在飙升。事实上,我们是旧金山湾区发病率最高的县,”县卫生官员萨拉·科迪博士在新闻发布会上说。
她说,自11月12日以来,住院人数也翻了一番,周六报告了创纪录的239人。
这些限制从周一开始,持续到12月21日,影响到集会、容量限制和娱乐活动。
其中,涉及直接接触的职业、大学、青少年体育项目暂不允许。
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斯坦福大学红衣主教戴维斯·米尔斯在第一场比赛中传球给科罗拉多水牛队
卫生官员证实,这意味着49人将被禁止在利瓦伊体育场打主场比赛。该队计划在12月7日和12月13日进行比赛。目前还不清楚奥运会是否会被推迟。
斯坦福红衣主教足球队目前还计划在12月12日进行一场主场比赛。
这两个队都不允许球迷进入他们的体育场。
此外,离家150英里以上的人将被隔离14天。49人队目前正前往洛杉矶参加周日下午对公羊队的比赛,因为著名的体育记者珍妮弗·李·陈。尚不清楚新的隔离令是否会影响团队。
“我们知道圣克拉拉县公共卫生部的紧急指令,”49人在一份声明中说。“我们正在与美国国家橄榄球联盟和我们的合作伙伴就运营计划进行合作,并将在确认后分享细节。”
斯坦福没有公开回应新措施。NFL和Pac-12也没有。
圣何塞州立足球项目也将受到这些规定的影响。定于12月初开始的NHL圣何塞鲨鱼队训练营也可能受到影响。
其他新的县限制将限制酒店基本的旅行,卫生保健工作者和隔离或隔离的目的。卡房也将关闭。大多数室内设施的容量将减少到10%(杂货店和药店可以以25%的容量运行),室外集会将限于100人。
卫生官员还敦促居民尽可能呆在家里。
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旧金山49人队在他们的NFL比赛前热身时,球迷的剪报出现在看台上
科迪说:“这场流行病就像一列高速列车,我们的预测告诉我们,如果我们现在不尽全力刹车,我们将在12月的第三周左右脱轨。”
她补充说,目前的预测没有考虑感恩节,假日聚会和旅行可能会“造成激增”。
除了这些措施之外,该州还对包括圣克拉拉在内的“紫色”县实行宵禁和非必要的商业关闭,这表明新冠肺炎风险普遍存在。
San Francisco 49ers not allowed to play in stadium for 3 weeks under new COVID-19 restrictions
The San Francisco 49ers will not be allowed to practice or play in their stadium for three weeks under new countyhealthrestrictions that prohibit contact sports.
Stanford University's athletics, including its football program, will also be affected.
Santa Clara County health officials announced the new restrictions on Saturday, as the county reported a record 760 COVID-19 cases.
"Our case rates have been surging since November. In fact, we have the highest case rate of any county in the San Francisco Bay area," county health officer Dr. Sara Cody said at a press briefing.
Hospitalizations have also doubled since Nov. 12, she said, with a record 239 reported on Saturday.
The restrictions, which start Monday and last through Dec. 21, impact gatherings, capacity limits and recreational activities.
Among them, professional, collegiate and youth sports that involve direct contact are temporarily prohibited.
Health officials confirmed that means that the 49ers will not be allowed to play home games at Levi's Stadium. The team has games scheduled there on Dec. 7 and Dec. 13. It is unclear if the games will be moved or postponed.
The Stanford Cardinal football team also currently has a home game scheduled for Dec. 12.
Neither team has allowed fans into their stadiums this season.
Additionally, people who travel more than 150 miles from home will have to quarantine for 14 days. The 49ers are currently headed to Los Angeles for a game against the Rams Sunday afternoon, asnotedby sports reporter Jennifer Lee Chan. It's unclear if the new quarantine order will impact the team.
"We are aware of the Santa Clara County Public Health Department's emergency directive," the 49ers said in a statement. "We are working with the NFL and our partners on operational plans and will share details as they are confirmed."
Stanford has not publicly responded to the new measures. Neither have the NFL or Pac-12.
The San Jose State football program would also be affected by the regulations. Training camp for the NHL's San Jose Sharks, set to begin in early December, could also be affected.
Other new county restrictions will limit hotels to essential travel, health care workers and quarantine or isolation purposes. Card rooms will also close. Capacity at most indoor facilities will be reduced to 10% (grocery stores and pharmacies can operate at 25% capacity), and outdoor gatherings will be limited to 100 people.
Health officials also urged residents to stay home as much as possible.
"This pandemic is like a high-speed train, and our projections tell us that we are on target to derail by around the third week of December if we don't apply brakes right now with all our collective might," Cody said.
The current projections do not take Thanksgiving into account, with holiday gatherings and travel likely to "create a surge," she added.
The measures are in addition to a nightly curfew and nonessential business closures issued by the state for counties including Santa Clara that are in the "purple" tier, indicating widespread COVID-19 risk.