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And the team played on: as COVID-19 fears grew, public officials and sports executives let 33,000 fans into a Seattle Sounders match on March 7

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Tags: usa.wa.seattle, coronaviruses.covid19, seattle sounders, major league soccer, supporters, stadiums, author.david gutman, author.lewis kamb, author.ken armstrong, source.the seattle times, long read, paywall.soft
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/why-the-seattle-sounders-game-went-on-despite-coronavirus-emergency/

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Title
Why the Seattle Sounders game March 7 went on despite coronavirus emergency
Authors
David Gutman, Lewis Kamb, Ken Armstrong
Published
Apr 19 2020
Word count
3673 words

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    spit-evil-olive-tips
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    I have a Seattle Times account so I'm not sure if this falls under their paywall or not, but if it does, here's an alternate link:...

    I have a Seattle Times account so I'm not sure if this falls under their paywall or not, but if it does, here's an alternate link:

    https://www.propublica.org/article/health-officials-recommended-canceling-events-with-10-50-people-then-33000-fans-attended-a-major-league-soccer-game

    2 votes
    1. cfabbro
      Link Parent
      The original link worked fine for me and I don't have an account there.

      The original link worked fine for me and I don't have an account there.

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