In the eight games of the European Football Championship, which was held in England with a large number of spectators, it was found that a total of nearly 6,400 people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The British government has conducted a survey to allow a large number of spectators to enter the event under certain conditions after spring in order to investigate the actual situation of infection with the new coronavirus in preparation for the resumption of a large-scale event. , The result was announced on the 20th.
According to it, the infection by the mutant virus was spreading, and in eight games including the final of the European soccer championship held in London from June to July, 6400 out of a total of about 350,000 spectators It means that nearly people are believed to have been infected with the new coronavirus.
Vaccination and negative proof were required when the spectators entered, but it seems that more than 3,000 people were already infected at the time of admission due to the incubation period of the virus and the infection spread through watching the game. Has been done.
The infected were concentrated in the semi-finals and finals where the local England played.
In addition, it has been pointed out that the number of infected people increased significantly throughout the UK during this period, and it is possible that the people who watched the game outside the venue or in pubs were crowded and made noise.
The researchers who conducted the investigation said, "It was shown how easy it is to spread the virus in a dense state," and called for caution, such as wearing a mask in crowds.