Peru approves 70% capacity at the National Stadium for the qualifying game against Ecuador

The selection of Peru will have 70% support this Tuesday when it receives Ecuador for round 16 of qualifying rounds, in the National Stadium from Lima.

The provision became official this Monday, after the Minister council which was announced over the weekend after a first supreme decree authorizing 50% capacity for the Lima stadium.

With that announcement began a campaign by the local selected to request full capacity, a movement joined by politicians and local authorities, This was welcomed by a part of the Peruvian fans and criticism from another sector in the face of the epidemiological situation that Peru is experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Council of Ministers will decide if the capacity of the game between Peru and Ecuador is increased to 70%

With the new decree, published in an extraordinary edition of the Legal Norms bulletin of the official gazette A Peruvian man, the The local government modified this Monday the capacity for activities in sports stadiums, which allows increase from 50% to 70% the capacity for the game between Peru and Ecuador, a measure that will also be extended to local tournament matches.

With the new capacity, an approximate of 30,160 fans, health protocols for those attending the stadium are maintained, that is, fans must have the full vaccination schedule plus booster dose (three vaccines) and carry double mask at all times.

Peru remains in a state of national emergency by the figures left by COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with 3,225,000 infected and about 206,000 deaths. In the last 24 hours, 13,715 new cases were registered and 62 deceased. (D)