The San Francisco 49ers will now have to search for a new place of residence after the country of Santa Clara, where Levi’s Stadium resides, issued new COVID-19 regulations that include a temporary ban on all school, college and professional sports . That tenure will take effect over the next three weeks, which falls under two home games for the 49ers – Dec. 7 (vs. Buffalo) and Dec. 13 (vs. Washington). Of course, this also has an impact on where the Niners can train in addition to where their matches will be played.
It comes on the heels of California experiencing its worst COVID-19 outbreak to date. San Francisco and San Mateo counties have also put in place similar restrictions, which are starting to limit nearby options for the 49ers as they continue to search for a new place to play their games. Under the new Santa Clara County restrictions, a 14-day quarantine is required for anyone traveling to and from the country over 150 miles away, which Buffalo and Washington certainly fall under.
“I know it’s not what none of us want to hear, nor this situation none of us want to be in, but here we are,” said Dr Sara Cody, manager. health The Mercury News.
According to ESPN’s Nick Wagoner, the 49ers would not be subject to the 14-day quarantine upon their return from Los Angeles on Sunday night, as the guidelines set out by Santa Clara County will not take effect until Monday.
As the rest of the country grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak, the NFL has also not been able to hide from the pandemic. A number of teams, including the Steelers, Ravens and Colts, have recently struggled with positive COVID-19 tests appearing across their respective organization and, in the case of the Steelers-Ravens, their game had to be postponed two times. The league also sent a memo to the 32 clubs advising them that all in-person activities will be halted on Monday, November 30 and Tuesday, December 1 to try to limit the number of positive tests that could result from Thanksgiving. vacation.
