Madness—NCAA will bring fans back to the stadiums for the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball 🏀 tournament—albeit at lower capacity. But having thousands of fans arrive from all over the country creates #COVID19 super-spreader risks—as well as bars/hotels.
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2) The 68-team men’s tournament, which begins on March 18, will be played in Indianapolis before crowds of up to 25 percent capacity at sites ranging from the quaint 9,100-seat Hinkle Fieldhouse to Lucas Oil Fieldhouse, which holds up to 70,000 fans.
3) The 64-team women’s tournament, which begins on March 21, will allow up to 17 percent capacity from the regional semifinals through the championship final in San Antonio. Those games will be played at the Alamodome, which has a 31,900-seat capacity for basketball.
4) Unlike baseball ⚾️ or football 🏈 which are played outdoors, indoor basketball is much different risk levels. Even if masked, what is ventilation rates, air disinfection rates? Masks are not enough for long periods indoors with high density of people.
5) Here is my detailed ventilation thread 🧵 about why we need air cleanings and ventilation.
https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1362880620343484416
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