"We will abide by the rules because if we break them they could re-impose closed doors," said Richard Kovacs, 36, one of 2,255 spectators who watched his team's match, Mezokovesd, on Saturday evening. "What matters to us is the outcome of the match, not the coronavirus," said Gabor Lengyel, another 41-year-old spectator. Aside from Ferencvaros, the Budapest club that drains a large audience, the other teams in the country attract significantly less crowds, with an average of 3,000 spectators per match last season. With the exception of Belarus in eastern Europe, where meetings with the public have never stopped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Hungary is the first country in Europe to allow spectators to frequent again the stages. Hungary, a country of 9.8 million, lists 526 victims of the coronavirus on Sunday, and 3,876 cases of people infected with Covid-19.

Source: Standard Digital May 31, 2020 10:52 UTC