Germany: Seehofer slams ’absolutely irresponsible’ UEFA over Euros crowds

Subscribe to our channel! German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer condemned UEFA as ’absolutely irresponsible’ for the number of spectators at Euro 2020 games, at a press conference in Berlin on Thursday. “I have the suspicion that it’s all about commerce again. And commerce must not overshadow the protection of the population against infection,“ said Seehofer, who also stressed the importance of social distancing and hygiene rules. “I can only appeal to UEFA once again not to pass this on to the local health authorities, but a sports association should clearly declare: We don’t want it this way and we are reducing the number of spectators,“ he added. German Health Minister Jens Spahn also underlined the threat posed by the Delta variant, warning that it would soon be ’dominant’ in Germany. “I expect that before the end of July we will see that Delta accounts for 70-80 percent of the infections that take