LISBON : Sunday\u2019s Portuguese Formula One Grand Prix will be limited to 27,500 spectators per day due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, the government said.
\nThe race, at the Algarve International Circuit near the southern city of Portimao, will be the first grand prix held in Portugal since 1996.
\n\u201cSince the total capacity (of the circuit) is around 90,000 seats, and given the current epidemiological situation, the authorized capacity for this specific event is 27,500 seats,\u201d a government statement said.
\nIt added that this would be \u201cdistributed by separated stands, with a variable occupancy capacity and divided into sectors of about 800 people\u201d.
\nThere would be seating only, with safe spacing and no movement between sectors or stands.
\nThe director of the circuit said in August around 28,000 tickets had already been sold but warned that fans would not be allowed in if the pandemic worsened.
\nPortugal\u2019s coronavirus cases passed 100,000 on Monday, days after tough new measures to contain the disease came into force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LISBON : Sunday\u2019s Portuguese Formula One Grand Prix will be limited to 27,500 spectators per day due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, the government said. The race, at the Algarve International Circuit near the southern city of Portimao, will be the first grand prix held in Portugal since 1996. \u201cSince the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n