Clubs like Bayer 04 are using their popularity to draw attention to the app and the associated range of information. On the last matchday, all 36 professional clubs wore the tracing app logo on their shirtsleeves in place of the Bundesliga logo. The same applied to the breast pockets of the match officials kit plus the substitute board and corner flags. On matchday 34 too, when the Werkself entertain Mainz 05 at the BayArena, the Bundesliga clubs will again be supporting the app and events are also planned for the DFB Cup final between Bayer 04 and FC Bayern on 4 July.
DFL CEO Christian Seifert explained: "Our society continues to face huge challenges in relation to the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus tracing app is a significant measure by the federal government on the long way back to normality. It's therefore down to us to make use of the popularity of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 clubs to draw attention to this action across the country."
The coronavirus tracing app makes it possible to track chains of infection and interrupt them. The app automatically sends out encrypted random codes every time users meet each other. The codes provide information of when people met each other and how far apart they are. It is not possible to identify the individual person or the place of their meeting. The codes are automatically deleted from the smartphones after 14 days. If a user is shown to have coronavirus then he or she can make his code available to other users. People who have had contact with the infected person are thereby informed and will receive recommendations for treatment. Use of the app is voluntary and by the start of the week it had already been downloaded twelve million times.
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There won’t just be plenty of excitement on the pitch as Bayer 04 host Borussia Dortmund at the BayArena at 18:30 CET on Saturday. Outside the stadium there will be collection points for food donations to the Leverkusen Foodbank, which will also benefit from the profits of a jersey raffle in the Fanwelt afterwards. There will also be a minute’s silence before kick-off following the passing of long-time Werkself player Dieter Herzog, before two fan clubs are honoured for their decades-long support at half-time and fans receive a talk about Orange Day, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game in our matchday news.
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Bayer 04 go into the first of two successive clashes with Borussia Dortmund boosted by their Champions League win at Manchester City. Ahead of the Bundesliga top match on Saturday, 29 November (kick-off: 18:30 CET), coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke about the tight schedule, BVB's strengths and returning squad members.
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Borussia Dortmund are doing very well in terms of points and results in the Bundesliga, the DFB Pokal and the UEFA Champions League. BVB have only suffered two defeats to date this term. Now coach Niko Kovac's team are away to the Werkself on Saturday night, 29 November (kick-off: 18:30 CET) in the top match on Bundesliga matchday 12. The two teams meet again three days later in the DFB Pokal Round of 16 tie in Dortmund. Two very competitive encounters are on the cards. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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