NICOLA Sturgeon has said plans for a fan zone in Glasgow for Euro 2020 will be “continually reviewed” in response to concerns about the proposals.
After confirming Glasgow would be moving down from level 3 restrictions to level 2, the First Minister insisted public safety continued to be the “overriding priority” ahead of plans for the tournament and fan zone.
Glasgow City Council announced last month it would hold a fan zone event at Glasgow Green for football’s European Championships, which would allow 6000 people to gather together per day.
Fans will be able to watch the Scotland men’s team play in their first major tournament since the World Cup in France in 1998.
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Sturgeon said restrictions to reduce the spread of coronavirus in the city were aimed at enabling all of society to reopen, but the Government was “working hard to make sure” Glasgow could welcome fans.
Asked about concerns surrounding a possible influx of people to the area, she said she “can understand people’s nervousness” about the plans.
Speaking after her statement to parliament in which she announced Glasgow will move to level 2 from Saturday, Sturgeon said: “These are difficult decisions.
Professor James Chalmers earlier told BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland: “Although there have been successful trials of outdoor and even some indoor events with testing, outdoor transmission is believed to be much less of a risk than indoor transmission.”
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