Ukraine Permits Audience Attendance Of The Football League

Illustrated by the Ukrainian League (Twitter @dynamokyiven)

JAKARTA - Ukraine allows football matches to be watched live by spectators. However, the stadium's capacity can only be filled by a quarter because the COVID-19 pandemic has not ended.

This former Soviet Union state has launched a number of easing measures to boost economic activity since last May. But the local government continues to extend the implementation of strict regional quarantine every month and requires citizens to wear masks and comply with social distancing practices in public spaces.

However, on Wednesday, Ukraine Football Association chairman Andriy Pavelko claimed his country's health ministry "has permitted spectators as a trial run in the July 25 and 29 series of matches," via his personal Facebook page reported by Antara on Wednesday.

Pavelko, citing Ukrainian government health guidelines, said a quarter of the stadium's capacity is allowed to start filling. Then, it will increase to 50 percent if the trial is considered successful.

The statement has not received a response or confirmation from the ministry.

Ukraine has recorded nearly 61,000 positive cases of COVID-19, which claimed at least 1,534 lives.

This figure is relatively small compared to other eastern European countries, but in recent weeks case findings have risen sharply.

Since May 30, Ukraine has restarted their football competitions, but not attended by spectators, as in the top European leagues.