The San Francisco 49ers fall squarely in the middle of new COVID-19 restrictions that impact sports teams from prep to pro levels.
Santa Clara County released new COVID-19 restrictions in light of its rising caseload Saturday, including a temporary ban on all high school, collegiate, and professional contact sports, a mandatory quarantine for those traveling into the region from more than 150 miles away and new capacity limits for indoor businesses.
The new restrictions arrive as California experiences its worst COVID-19 surge yet and within hours of a similar rollback from San Francisco and San Mateo counties, which were placed into the state’s most restrictive “purple” reopening tier starting Saturday.
So, how does the impact the 49ers? They practice in the county and have two home games scheduled in this window: Dec 7 against the Buffalo Bills and six days later against Washington.
The NFL is going to have to get involved quickly and monitor this situation closely.