Corona tests for all viewers: Iron test for a full stadium

After the publication of his ambitious idea of football Bundesliga club 1 want. FC Union Berlin are pushing the Plan for a season start in the full stadium forward. "Initial talks with possible partners," the concept of using Tests to implement on the Coronavirus for all stadium visitors, would have already been run, indicated the Köpenicker. If the conditions are to be concretized, the concept of the competent health Department and the state of Berlin, and then publicly presented. The last but still a bit, said a Union spokesman, on Friday evening.

With his in Germany to date, unique projects Union creates powerful vortices in the public debate, when there will be professional football in front of spectators will be possible. The club will, at the latest, reach from the first round of the coming season, a "full utilization" of the stadium an der Alten forsterei. This is to be with the help of corona tests for all 22.012 card holders and all present on-site is possible.

"Our stadium experience doesn't work with distance, and if we are not allowed to sing and shout, then it is not a Union," said club President Dirk Zingler: "at the same time, the safety of our visitors and employees is the focus of our Considerations. We want the best guarantee possible that in our sold out stadium, no one is infected. This is true for Unioner and equally, for visiting fans.“

Union cost

The Plan is meant to be an extraordinary organizational and economic effort. The club wanted to wear "the cost for the implementation of the necessary measures". Currently would have already explored the possibilities, the necessary test capacity is within 24 hours of use. "As soon as the organizational framework are set out in detail, we Union Berlin to introduce the concept of the competent health Department of the city district of Treptow-Köpenick and by the land of Berlin", - stated in the message.

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"test access to the stadium, then with a valid admission ticket and the test result is negative, this must not be at the time of the stadium closing older than 24 hours", - stated in the message. There are different possibilities were examined, "to which in sufficient quantity available test capacity within 24 hours."

up to date in the capital to 24. October says large-scale events with more than 1000 people. The Start of the new Bundesliga season on 18 may. Scheduled for September.

Local concepts required

a Decisive factor for a (partial)admission of spectators, the local concepts of the club, which would have to be approved by the competent health authorities, the German football League announced on Friday on the guidelines of the Federal Ministry of health.