A jubilant army of 4,000 football fans went to Wembley on Sunday as part of a series of Covid ‘test’ events. It was the biggest football crowd in the UK since lockdown began in March last year.
Key frontline workers and local residents were given prized places for the Southampton v Leicester City FA Cup semi-final. Every fan had to take a lateral flow test at a testing centre no more than 24 hours before the game in the 90,000-seater stadium.
They were also asked to have two PCR (polymerase chain reaction) checks - processed in a lab - one before, the other five days after the game.
And it could pave the way for a 21,000 crowd at the FA Cup final on May 15. Anna Chapman, a student who lives close to Wembley, was one of the lucky few to