Residents headed to watch parties at bars and other venues are asked to follow COVID-19 requirements, which include masking up when not eating or drinking and showing proof of vaccination.
Those who are sick or test positive for the virus are urged not attend a game event or any gatherings. County is now in a better place than it was just a few weeks ago.
“I do think there will be some transmission both in Los Angeles and nationwide at Super Bowl watching parties, but the curves are moving in the right direction in Southern California,” Noymer said, explaining that L.A. Noymer explained that in a county of over 10 million people, there wouldn’t be enough additional transmission to translate to a meaningful increase in COVID-19 because of the Super Bowl.īut that doesn’t mean that there won’t be coronavirus transmission as people from different households gather together to cheer on the teams. “I’m not predicting sort of a calamitous new wave sparked by the Super Bowl,” said Andrew Noymer, associate professor of population health and disease prevention at UC Irvine. KTLA spoke with an epidemiology expert from UC Irvine who said he doesn’t believe there will be a new surge after the big game. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Īs thousands in Los Angeles prepare to watch the Super Bowl this Sunday - both at SoFi Stadium and at different gatherings - how likely is a COVID-19 spike after the big game in L.A.? This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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