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Santa Clara County wanted to protect community before letting 49ers, Earthquakes play games

A Santa Clara County public health officer said Wednesday officials insisted the San Francisco 49ers and San Jose Earthquakes create testing programs that did not drain county resources before approving a plan to return to play.

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“We’re being as vigilant as always and insisting none of the players will pose any risk to any of the community members,” he said. “They will not have any exposure to our community. That was our No. 1 requirement that we protect our community from any further exposure.”