No green light for fans return after latest review

Friday, 7 January 2022, 8:31
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The Welsh government has confirmed that fans of Swansea City, Cardiff City and Newport County will not be allowed to return for competitive fixtures for at least another week after they elected to keep Wales at Covid alert level 2 which means restrictions remain as before.

The Swans will play their first game behind closed doors tomorrow with the visit of Southampton in the FA Cup but will remain hopeful that fans can return for their next league fixture at the Swansea.com stadium – Preston on 22 January.

The latest data shows there are more than 2,200 COVID cases per 100,000 people in Wales.

Mr Drakeford said: “The Omicron wave means we are all facing a difficult month ahead of us. We are already seeing extremely high case rates in communities and we must be prepared for cases to rise even higher, just as they have elsewhere in the UK.

“This variant may not be as severe as we had initially feared but the speed at which it is travelling and its infectiousness continue to be cause for concern.

“That makes it vital that we all take action to keep each other safe. The things which have helped to protect us all throughout the pandemic will continue to protect us now.

“This includes getting vaccinated and making your booster a priority, limiting the number of people you meet who you donโ€™t live with, and taking a lateral flow test before going out and mixing with others.

“Together, we will keep each other safe and we will keep Wales safe.”

The next review takes place next week.

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Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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