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The spread of COVID-19 and attending football matches: Lesson from Belarus
The COVID-19 pandemic shut down sporting events. However, the Belarusian Premier League was the only top-flight European league not suspended during COVID-19 pandemics. In this study, we analyze the effect of attending football matches on the number of COVID-19 cases. The results show, that 1% growth in match attendance in a region increases the number of COVID-19 cases by 0.15%-0.48% percent. This evidence might be interesting for sports leagues that develop their reopening policies.
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| Notations: | sport games biological and medical sciences |
| Tagging: | Coronavirus Lockdown |
| Language: | English |
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Rochester
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://ssrn.com/abstract=3764404orhttp://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3764404 |
| Pages: | 1-9 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |