The MCC will implement Covid-19 protocols to welcome fans to the MCG for the Boxing Day Test but the ground’s capacity will not be limited
Cricket Club will implement Covid-19 protocols to welcome fans to the MCG for the Boxing Day Test but the ground’s capacity will not be limited, despite the Omicron variant increasing cases of the virus across Victoria’s capital.
The measures are less strict than those mid-year during the football season and mask-wearing has not been mandated. But Fox couched it in the language of personal responsibility. Yarra Park around the MCG will be used to space out people queuing for entry, who are advised to come earlier than usual given the slower process at the gates.
“It’s a long day, people will eat and drink, which means that even people who are wearing masks will take them off. People will be shouting, people will be breathing each other’s air. If it’s important for people in Melbourne, if we want a safe event that everyone can enjoy – we probably shouldn’t be having the event, but we for sure should be wearing masks.”
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