MADRID (AFP) – Spain on Wednesday imposed stricter capacity limits on sporting venues as the highly contagious Omicron variant drives record-high coronavirus cases, affecting top football clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Outdoor stadiums, which previously had no spectator limits, can now use up to 75 per cent of their total capacity, Health Minister Carolina Darias told a press conference.
Indoor venues can use 50 per cent of their capacity instead of 80 per cent and wearing face masks will be compulsory, she added.
The decision comes after La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona on Wednesday said more of their players tested positive as Spain reported a record-high daily COVID case total of 100,760.
Real Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde, French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga and Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior are all infected.
