Los Angeles County’s public health director and Board of Supervisors chair both insisted today the Super Bowl will go forward as planned at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood next month, despite concerns about today’s record number of Covid infections in L.A.
that have impacted the Grammys, the IDA Awards and tonight’s Anaheim Ducks game, among many other events, in the past 24 hours.“It will be challenging if the surge continues into February, but I do think we’re working closely with both the NFL and SoFi Stadium to have a wonderful Super Bowl here with the appropriate safety precautions that will keep fans safe and our community safe,” Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said during a media videoconference. “I feel really confident the event will happen here in L.A.
There’s no indication that it won’t, and we’ll work really closely to enhance safety if, again, we’re still in the middle of a horrific surge.“My hope is that by the time we get to February we’re on the downside of seeing this massive amount of community transmission,” she said.Questions began surfacing about the fate of the Inglewood Super Bowl in light of the surging number of Covid cases in the region.
On Wednesday, the Grammy Awards ceremony set for Jan. 31 was indefinitely postponed. The Critics Choice Awards were previously put on hold, and both USC and UCLA have announced restricted attendance at indoor sporting events.Ferrer noted that the Grammy Awards — and other similar events — are held indoors, and a postponement was a reasonable step in light of the increased risk of disease transmission.The NFL confirmed Wednesday that it has been vetting potential alternative Super Bowl sites, with AT&T Stadium in Texas reported to be a prime contender, but a
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