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COVID officers are ineffective

COVID officers deployed outside of the London Stadium are described as ineffective with minimal with COVID officers with high-vis vests just for show to keep the Premier League happy.

Claret and Hugh witnessed a number of the new COVID officers with clipboards standing around without approaching very many supporters before kick-off.

Those fans who were approached said the questions asked by the purple COVID vested people were voluntary and a simple refusal to answer questions had no consequence for admittance to the game. Other fans simply stated they had already been checked or they were exempt with no further follow up.

The Hammers had advised supporters to be ready to provide proof of vaccination or a negative lateral flow test result on matchday.

In a statement, West Ham said The Premier League and clubs shared a common goal to keep supporters as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supporters are advised that spot-checks requiring fans to show their COVID-19 status will be increased for forthcoming games, starting with the visit of Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday (kick-off 2pm).

Supporters aged 18 or over should attend the match only if they either have a valid NHS COVID Pass, can show valid alternative proof that they have been fully vaccinated or have registered a negative COVID test in the previous 48 hours.

There will be heightened visibility of spot-checkers from the Tottenham Hotspur fixture, with all checkers outside the stadium wearing clearly-marked uniforms.

These measures are in place across all Premier League grounds for their health and safety of all supporters and staff. To ensure our supporters feel as prepared as possible prior to coming to London Stadium, we have listed a guide below on which forms of evidence will be accepted when showing your COVID-19 status.

 

About Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball, I am also the associate editor here at Claret and Hugh. Life Long singer of bubbles! Come on you Irons! Follow me at @Westhamfootball on twitter

One comment on “COVID officers are ineffective

  1. Does the Flu kill? where are the Flu officers?
    People will look back at this period in time as being organised Insanity. WHO wants to shoot themselves in the foot?
    The Bubonic Plague WAS a Pandemic… Covid is NOT!
    If the yearly total deaths in this country for the years between 2018 right up to 2021 are put alongside each other, there is virtually no difference between each of those years. Applying common sense tells you that there has been No Pandemic.

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