"When you have no idea the cause or the transmission mechanism within your country of a virus,...." Which explains precisely why putting an empty seat between people is not much of a solution. IMO, such as it is, would be to allow the fans to make up their own minds but refund tickets that they turn in if they choose not to attend. *Tom * ===================================================== If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. Support bacteria; they're the only culture some people can cultivate. ====================================================== On 3/8/2020 5:51 PM, Hampton, Nathan E wrote: > When you have no idea the cause or the transmission mechanism within > your country of a virus, I assume over precaution is called for. But > why not, with full warning to attendees, that only half of the stadium > capacity will be admitted and those inside must have one chair between > them and the next person - should be enough to avoid cross > contamination. Individuals can make their own health decisions better > than a central authority (arena owner) can. Of course, the drawback to > that would be what if attendees at NCAA hockey games did get sick and > die, then there would be fewer of us to champion, advocate, and lobby > for hockey. As a hockey fan, I sure would not like to be treated like > a rat in the Black Plague. > Nathan > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List > <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Carol White > <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Sunday, March 8, 2020 5:25:37 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: it's starting > Thanks for posting this Mark. I heard this from Adam Wodon on facebook > so I was warned. It seems crazy, but I will roll with what is best for > our country to not let this disease spread if we can help it. > > Hoping it won't cancel the Frozen Four, but it *could* happen folks. > The whole world has gone crazy! > > Carol > Go Gophers!!! > . > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 5:21 PM Mark Lewin <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > If you receive emails from CHN, you've probably heard that RPI has > implemented a social contact protocol because of a confirmed case > of COVID-19 in the capital district of NY. As a result, the > ECAC quarterfinal series against Harvard will be played as > scheduled this coming weekend but with no spectators allowed. > > I'm disappointed and am hopeful that the Institute's response is > over abundance of caution. But disappointment over a sporting > event is much more preferable to facilitating the spread of a > virus that can lead to the death of even one individual. > > There are comments from season ticket holders to RPI games who are > spewing venom on the RPI sports list about how stupid and > irresponsible it is of RPI to restrict access to the game just > because of some silly germ. Fortunately, most responses are > expressing disappointment but fully support RPI's reaction. > > I'm putting this out on the national list since I'm thinking this > is just the beginning. RPI has taken this action first but I > wouldn't be surprised if this trend continues across the country > > <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.avast.com%2Fsig-email%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dlink%26utm_campaign%3Dsig-email%26utm_content%3Dwebmail%26utm_term%3Dicon&data=02%7C01%7Cnehampton%40STCLOUDSTATE.EDU%7C829b4c2e387243a091cb08d7c3afd257%7C5011c7c60ab446ab9ef4fae74a921a7f%7C0%7C0%7C637193032220974528&sdata=xo9XVdw2OqWa8EvvJcZ%2FqhRl%2Fm0KiMinDQg5Y8MVhJk%3D&reserved=0> > Virus-free. *MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt > from "nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" claiming to be* > www.avast.com > <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.avast.com%2Fsig-email%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dlink%26utm_campaign%3Dsig-email%26utm_content%3Dwebmail%26utm_term%3Dlink&data=02%7C01%7Cnehampton%40STCLOUDSTATE.EDU%7C829b4c2e387243a091cb08d7c3afd257%7C5011c7c60ab446ab9ef4fae74a921a7f%7C0%7C0%7C637193032220979496&sdata=1sORvnU0JwrgKDBrtrBqTqiS%2BZTQAEDeRVdDqKUjJdM%3D&reserved=0> > >