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Current New York guidelines would prohibit fans from attending pro sports events

The State of New York released guidelines for professional sports competition Wednesday that contained several mandatory and recommended practices for physical distancing, hygiene and workplace activity -- including the prohibition of fans at games or outside the venue.

The six-page guideline included dozens of mandates for professional sports teams in the state as it enters Phase 4 of its reopening during the coronavirus pandemic. Under current circumstances, the guideline mandates that teams "ensure that no live audience, fans, or spectators are allowed to attend or permitted to enter any professional sports venue, even if an outdoor venue."

This means that if the season began today, no fans would be allowed at New Era Field, home of the Buffalo Bills.