RB Leipzig have been forced to apologise for an “error” towards Japanese fans during the game against Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday. The club did not specify what the “error” was but reports in Germany said that up to 20 supporters were asked to leave after the start of the game because of coronavirus fears.
Leipzig said in a statement released on Monday that security officers at the stadium had been asked to follow guidelines from the Robert Koch-institute – Germany’s centre for disease control and prevention – in regards to groups of people from affected areas but that an error had been committed towards “our Japanese guests”.
The club said it wanted to, and had to, apologise for this and said that they would like to contact the relevant people and invite them to their next game.
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Germany rose sharply to 129 on Sunday. There have been reported Covid-19 cases in nine of the country’s 16 states so far.
