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Related: About this forumUT-Austin says it will require only student ticket holders to test negative for COVID-19 before
UT-Austin says it will require only student ticket holders to test negative for COVID-19 before Saturdays football gameby Stacy Fernández, Texas Tribune
Officials at the University of Texas at Austin said Wednesday night that students with football season tickets will be required to take COVID-19 tests Friday and test negative before they can attend Saturday's season opener against the University of Texas at El Paso.
But the same precautions won't be required of thousands of other fans in the stands this Saturday. There is no testing requirement for fans who aren't UT-Austin students, nor is there a requirement for visitors from El Paso. And not all UT-Austin students are required to be tested only those who buy "The Big Ticket" season package are subject to the tests, but students who purchase individual game tickets are exempt, said J.B. Bird, a UT-Austin spokesperson.
Bird later said that individual tickets wouldn't be sold for the Saturday game. As of Thursday evening, about 3,000 students purchased the Big Ticket, said John Bianco, a spokesperson for the university's athletic department, in an email.
The mandatory pregame tests will be provided by the university for free. Students will have from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to get tested on campus Friday, according to the university athletics website.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/10/university-texas-austin-testing-coronavirus-football/
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UT-Austin says it will require only student ticket holders to test negative for COVID-19 before (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Sep 2020
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tblue37
(65,336 posts)1. Covid testing theater. Just a show. nt
tanyev
(42,552 posts)2. OMG, if you're not requiring everyone to have tests,
then just dont bother because thats a waste of valuable tests. Geez.
magicarpet
(14,145 posts)3. Yes but they want to create the appearance that they give a sweet fuck,...
... in reality they could care less about Covid, who gets it,.. and if they spread it in the college community, bars, or around town.
Besides, Covid is over isn't it ?
trDump wants everything to open up fully.
Javaman
(62,521 posts)4. like sturgis in SD, this will be a massive spreader event.
smashing mercury with a hammer