The celebrations around Ange Postecoglou's victory in the Scottish League Cup with Celtic are dampened by fears the match could have been a COVID superspreader event, while in North America, the NHL enters a league-wide shutdown due to the number of players testing positive for the virus.
The celebration around Ange Postecoglou's victory in the Scottish League Cup with Celtic has been dampened by fears the match could have been a COVID superspreader event.Around 50,000 fans attended the Celtic and Hibernians match, raising fears it was a superspreader event
Scotland's Deputy First Minister John Swinney said he feared the match had caused a significant rise in infections and he regretted that strict crowd number measures had not been brought in earlier.
"Unfortunately, the new Omicron variant is a significant development in the pandemic and could cause a large number of infections. Within the agreement was a caveat that players could avoid the Olympics should COVID "materially impact" preparation.The league announced that it would open its annual holiday break two days earlier than scheduled and have it run through Saturday. The decision, reached in coordination with the NHL Players' Association, means five additional games scheduled for Thursday will be postponed, bringing the total this season to 49.
Linebacker Nick Bolton, offensive lineman Kyle Long, right tackle Lucas Niang and safety Armani Watts also were added to the list on Tuesday.On Monday, the first day under the NFL's revised protocols, 47 players were placed on the COVID-19 list, the most in a single day since the pandemic began.
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