Stadiums as Possible Hot Spots for COVID-19 Spread

Hassanzadeh-Rad, Arman; Halabchi, Farzin

doi:10.5812/asjsm.103178

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“…The studies were divided by design into 11 scoping reviews ( 10 , 12 , 28 , 30 – 33 , 38 , 45 – 47 , 50 ), three cross-sectional studies ( 14 , 40 , 41 ), four editorials ( 8 , 9 , 13 , 37 ), two series reports ( 16 , 34 ), one randomized controlled study ( 15 ), one commentary ( 29 ), one summary of national surveillance data ( 11 ), one special communication ( 35 ), one comment ( 42 ), one report ( 43 ), one case study ( 44 ), one epidemiological study ( 48 ), one participatory surveillance ( 49 ), one letter to the editor ( 51 ), one prospective case-control survey ( 52 ), one epidemiological study ( 48 ), and two articles were not specified ( 36 , 39 ). The majority of these studies reported their findings from one country, one study reported data from two countries, and 12 studies were not in specific countries.…”

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A scoping review of the risk factors and strategies followed for the prevention of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases during sports mass gatherings: Recommendations for future FIFA World Cups

Alhussaini

Elshaikh

Hamad

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveSports mass gatherings of people pose particular concerns and place an additional burden on the host countries and the countries of origin of the travelers. It is imperative to identify how countries dealt with various communicable diseases in the context of previous world cups and identify possible advice for protection from outbreaks.MethodsA scoping review was employed in this study and a PRISMA extension for scoping reviews was employed to guide the reporting of this study. A systematic search was performed using PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, SCOPUS, SportDiscus, and Google scholar. The search strategy included two main strings viz “communicable disease” AND “sport” AND “setting” as keywords for each string. A total of 34 studies were included in this review.ResultsInformation on risk factors for infectious diseases during FIFA, and recommendations for disease prevention in various stages of the event: pre-event, during, and post-event were charted. These strategies can be achieved with the empowerment of the public by enhancing their social responsibility and the coordination between the healthcare system, the ministry of public health, and other stakeholders.ConclusionThe findings will support planning for protection strategies to prevent any outbreak while having the FIFA World Cup or any other sports gatherings. A model was constructed to present the findings and recommendations from this review.

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A scoping review of the risk factors and strategies followed for the prevention of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases during sports mass gatherings: Recommendations for future FIFA World Cups

Alhussaini

Elshaikh

Hamad

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…From June 19, 2020, fans could take up to 25% of seats in football stadiums, and football fans could take a seat in such a way that there was no grouping. At the same time, the organizer of the event was obliged to apply appropriate rules regarding disinfection, purchase of tickets and cooperation with transport operators in the field of transport to the stadium (Hassanzadeh-Rad and Halabchi, 2020).…”

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Transport Behaviour of Fans Arriving to the Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Football Stadium as an Element of City Logistics Management

Tłoczyński¹,

Susmarski²

2022

ERSJ

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Purpose: Determining the profile and the relationship between the fan's demographic profile and the way of traveling to the stadium. Design/Methodology/Approach: To establish a relationship between qualitative data that allows a feature to be ordered according to its strength of that feature, the best method is to determine the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. The use of this coefficient is the most appropriate choice, as the correlation (interdependence of qualitative characteristics) concerns the description of the transport behaviour of passengers commuting to the stadium using various means of transport. Moreover, by analyzing the relationships between these variables by the correspondence method, a similar profile of passengers using a given means of transport is obtained. Findings: The analysis of the presented data in the figures and tables that the analyzed features do not show a large correlation on the way fans commute to the football stadium. Originality/Value: The originality of the article is related to the innovative approach to the issues affecting the management of the offer of transport services -the use of the Spearman's rank correlation method and correspondence analysis in the research of passengers commuting to the football stadium.

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“…The prevailing culture of risk tolerance in elite sports [8] and for winning at all costs [9] raises signi cant concerns in relation to how team sports can adapt to the conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, team sports are an optimal environment for the rapid spread of the virus which can have a signi cant impact on players and support staff [10]. When considering that high intensity exercise may dampen the immune system of even the healthiest athlete, the potential for increased susceptibility to COVID-19 infection in athletes needs to be at the forefront of the minds of all athletes and support staff [1].…”

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Elite Rugby and COVID-19: Protecting the Wellbeing of Rugby Players and Support Staff from an Occupational Safety and Health Perspective

Chen

Buggy

Kelly

2020

Preprint

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Background: The contact nature of rugby with its’ intensive physical interaction often exposes players to a high risk of injury and illness. Compliance with prescribed safety guidelines when returning to play during the COVID-19 pandemic is important for both rugby players and their support staff’s health and wellbeing. However, elite rugby has an inherent level of risk acceptance that has been a cultural norm in the game for decades. This paper aims to identify risk factors that influence players’ awareness and actions in relation to the highly communicable disease COVID-19, and provide rugby clubs and associations with practical return to play solutions from a health and safety perspective. Methods: This study thematically analysed interviews with 15 senior rugby support staff employed in elite rugby union that explored key factors impacting health-and-safety in elite rugby. With the emphasis on rugby players’ health-and-safety awareness (e.g. illness/injury reporting awareness) and rugby environment micromanagement (e.g. player hygiene) and rugby physical contact nature, analysing the factors that may be normalised in elite sporting settings in the context of managing return to play during the COVID-19 pandemic.Results: Due to physical contact nature of rugby, players are exposed to the risk of trauma resulting in skin abrasions and lacerations etc. which may aggregate the risk of infectious diseases. A level of micromanagement practices such as player hygiene management and health condition surveillance that builds on the current situation are effective and essential, considering rugby players in a high level of fitness condition and at a relatively young age can be overly confident with their ability to deal with the risk of illness. Furthermore, player awareness such as symptom reporting and return-to-play (RTP) after unwellness is due to improve for ensuring their health and wellbeing and of their fellow players as well as support staff during the back to field process in the context of COVID-19.Conclusions: Returning to rugby practice and competition will require a level of micromanagement and player safety awareness education in order to achieve the goal of optimally protecting the players from potential illness and / or spreading it to fellow players and support staff. Rugby rituals such as the New Zealand haka could be considered for keeping social distance between players while affirming the rugby nature of aggression exhibition.

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Stadiums as Possible Hot Spots for COVID-19 Spread

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

A scoping review of the risk factors and strategies followed for the prevention of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases during sports mass gatherings: Recommendations for future FIFA World Cups

A scoping review of the risk factors and strategies followed for the prevention of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases during sports mass gatherings: Recommendations for future FIFA World Cups

Transport Behaviour of Fans Arriving to the Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Football Stadium as an Element of City Logistics Management

Elite Rugby and COVID-19: Protecting the Wellbeing of Rugby Players and Support Staff from an Occupational Safety and Health Perspective

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