Texas Rangers host largest crowd at a US sporting event since start of coronavirus pandemic

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Image caption, The Texas Rangers will host the Toronto Blue Jays again at Globe Life Field on Tuesday

The Texas Rangers played their first Major League Baseball home game of the season in front of nearly 40,000 spectators - the largest crowd at a US sporting event since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

A near-capacity crowd of 38,234 saw the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Rangers 6-2.

Venue Globe Life Field had no crowd restrictions after Texas governor Greg Abbott ordered the state to reopen.

US president Joe Biden previously said

Officials from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have also advised against holding events with large crowds, warning they could create a super-spreader event.

The Rangers announced that the use of face coverings would be part of its safety protocols for the event but footage shows a number of fans ignoring those rules.

The game in Arlington, Texas included a moment of silence to honour those people who have died from Covid-19.

The US has recorded more than 30 million cases and almost 550,000 deaths, the highest figures in the world.