LONDON -- Nearly 2,000 people who live in Scotland have attended a Euro 2020 event while infectious with COVID-19, Public Health Scotland said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Thousands of Scots came to London for their game against England in the UEFA European Football Championship group stage on June 18.<\/p>\n
Many headed to Wembley Stadium to see the game in person or gathered in the city center, while Hampden Stadium in Glasgow has also hosted games.<\/p>\n
Of the 1,991 people identified as having attended a EURO 2020 event while infectious, 1,294 had traveled to London and 397 had gone to Wembley, Public Health Scotland said.<\/p>\n
Cases were labeled if the person in question had seen a match at Hampden or Wembley, gone to a fanzone in Glasgow, or participated in an informal gathering at a pub or a house to watch a match.<\/p>\n
There were only 38 reports of people attending Scotland's home game against Croatia while contagious, with 37 reports from Scotland's match against the Czech Republic at Hampden.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Alistair Smout. Editing by Andrew MacAskill)<\/p>\n
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