The United States’ leading infectious disease expert and the public face of the country’s response to the COVID-19 crisis has weighed in on how sports might be able to return this summer.
His path for the return of sports, however, might leave some fans disappointed and upset.
Fauci’s position on the return of American sports leagues this summer is that they must be done with lots of protocols in place in order to keep players, their families, and the population as a whole safe.
That includes the lack of spectators at games, something that would be completely unprecedented on a large scale.
In an interview with Snapchat’s Peter Hamby, Fauci stated that the way to return to sports this summer is to ensure that “Nobody comes to the stadium. Put [the players] in big hotels, wherever you want to play, keep them very well surveilled. … Have them tested every single week and make sure they don’t wind up infecting each other or their family, and just let them play the season out.”
The National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball are the three major American pro sports leagues which are currently awaiting to return after experts decide on a path for a safe way back during the ongoing crisis.
Fans, unfortunately, might have to sit out until 2021 runs around.
