There are 32 regulations in the competition day health and epidemic prevention guidelines, including taking temperature, dressing room disinfection, football and spare football disinfection, ventilation, social distance, food and drinking water management, bathroom closure, etc.
Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, May 19 (Reporter Liu Wei) the first round of Bundesliga’s “resumption of work” started smoothly. There were no accidents in the venue and no fans gathered outside the venue, which not only won public opinion support for the organization of the following events, it also injects confidence and hope into the restart of other sports events that have been shut down due to the new coronavirus epidemic.
The important guarantee for the first restoration of the Bundesliga is the rule consciousness of German football. Two weeks after the suspension of the league, when the German professional football league (hereinafter referred to as the “league”) held its first online meeting of all members, it made a decision crucial to the resumption of the league, A special medical team was formed during the epidemic, led by Tim Meyer, chairman of the Medical Committee of the German Football Association and chief team doctor of the German national team. Its members include experts in microbiology, virology, epidemiology and sports medicine, surgical experts and Dortmund’s chief team doctor.
The first thing after the group is established is to formulate a series of standards and working guidelines related to training and competition organization. Before the league was restarted, the group formulated and released a 51-page instruction manual, which officially became a legally effective standard document at the League members’ meeting on May 14. The Alliance believes that if clubs strictly follow the requirements, the risk of infection will be minimized.
What is involved in this “mysterious document? A few days ago, the Alliance released the English version of the document, and Meyer was also interviewed to read the relevant content.
There are two main parts in the document. One is the virus detection plan organized by the training and competition during the epidemic, the isolation and other countermeasures, involving all possible situations related to the detection; the second is several working guidelines at the executive level, involving the preventive measures of the stadium, the live broadcast team, the team’s “re-training”, hotel accommodation, daily life hygiene matters, hygiene matters during the isolation period, etc.
The document not only stipulates what can and cannot be done in terms, but also tells each club how to do it in a clearer way such as tables and charts.
Taking the stadium organization guide as an example, the league requires all the stadiums to re-adjust the streamline design according to the unified requirements and divide the stadiums into three areas: inside, watching and outside, which are not connected with each other. The people who can enter the infield include players, coaches, referees, photographers, live broadcast teams, anti-doping testing personnel, lawn nursing personnel and other 15 categories. There are 16 types of staff and 4 types of staff in the platform and the outfield respectively. The guidelines indicate the number limit and time limit of each type of staff, and the staff shall not appear in the region at any time other than the specified time.
The Process Guide on the day of the match divides the match into 11 stages, including team arrival, dressing room, player channel, warm-up, preparation for admission, admission, technical seats, half-time and final (media area), final (anti-doping test), departure, etc. Each stage lists a detailed “behavior List”. For example, there are six rules in the admission stage, including no Caddy, no mascot, no group photo, no opening ceremony, no handshake, and no team grouping.
There are 32 regulations in the game day health and epidemic prevention guide, including taking temperature, dressing room disinfection, football and spare football disinfection, guarantee ventilation, social distance, meal and drinking water management, bathroom closure, etc.
The provisions on live TV take up a lot of space. Every staff participating in the live broadcast must fill in the questionnaire before entering the site. If it does not meet the requirements, the club medical officer has the right to refuse the admission. Live broadcast personnel should wear masks and talk less. If communication is necessary, keep the number of people small, keep a safe distance apart, and keep the conversation time as short as possible. Do not touch the lift button with your hands, but Button with your elbows. The installation of glass partition and movable hand washing disinfection plant between stations in the live control room, the mixed interview area after the game and the press conference were canceled.
There are 33 regulations in the “re-training” guide of the whole team, including shortening the use time of the dressing room before and after training, not allowing media and fans to watch the training, and the meeting space of the whole team must be spacious enough to keep a safe distance, you are not allowed to have group meals in the restaurant, take away meals, wear masks for players to exercise in the gym, and wear masks and disposable gloves for medical personnel.
There are 19 provisions in the hotel accommodation guide, including streamlining the staff of the team, disinfection of the rooms before entering, club or package the whole hotel, or package the floors or areas where athletes live, ensure that the team is isolated from the outside world. Visitors are not allowed to go to the hotel gym, sauna room and other public areas, and communicate with the hotel staff as little as possible. During the stay, the hotel waiters do not clean up and prepare enough bath towels and toiletries in advance.
There are 9 items in daily life hygiene items, and there are several items in each item. Once a player infection occurs, there is also a health matter during the isolation period for reference. These two parts are close to the public reminders from epidemic prevention experts.
According to Meyer’s interpretation, if a player is positive in the new coronavirus test, the local health department will immediately intervene. In addition to isolating the player, it will also investigate the people it has contacted, it is divided into high-risk contacts and low-risk contacts, and then decides who needs to be isolated.
Whether this theoretically almost “impeccable” working guide can play its role for a long time and ensure the Bundesliga to successfully complete the remaining matches of the season remains to be tested. The next time is the time to test the execution.