Should sporting events be part of COVID lockdowns?
Al Jazeera
Rising infections, increasing deaths, new variants and more lockdowns have put a question mark next to sporting events.
No handshakes, no high-fives and no hugs. This has been the norm for most people around the world since COVID-19 began spreading rapidly in early 2020 – but not for everyone, all of the time. Almost on a daily basis, the familiar sight of footballers celebrating a goal, touchdown or buzzer-beater flashes on TV screens, even as governments worldwide keep rolling out containment measures in a bid to beat back a resurgence in infections.
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