There was "no sign" of contagion following the rock test concert held on March 27 in Barcelona, Spain, with 5,000 masked dancing spectators without distance, organizers said on Tuesday.
Good news for the world of culture?
There was "no sign" of contagion following the rock test concert held on March 27 in Barcelona, Spain, with 5,000 masked dancing spectators without distance, organizers said on Tuesday.
Two weeks after this Love of Lesbian concert, all participants underwent PCR testing and "there is no sign that any transmission took place during the event, which was the goal. of this study, "said Josep Maria Llibre, doctor at the Germans Trias i Pujol hospital in Badalone, during a press conference.
>>
LIVE
- Coronavirus: follow the evolution of the situation Tuesday April 27
The audience, who had been tested for antigen before the concert, wore FFP2 masks.
According to the doctor, only six positive cases for Covid-19 out of the 5,000 spectators were detected two weeks after the concert and the organizers are certain "that for four of these six cases, the transmission did not take place during the concert" .
"With optimized ventilation, antigen testing and wearing a mask, we can guarantee a safe space," he added.
"Once again, Barcelona and Barcelona culture are pioneers"
In addition to the FFP2 tests and masks, ventilation as well as reception capacities in critical places such as toilets were strictly controlled. Organized by a group of festivals, musical promoters and the Germans Trias i Pujol hospital who wanted to show that concerts are possible despite the pandemic, this experience is one of the few to have taken place in Europe in current music.
"Once again, Barcelona and Barcelona culture are pioneers in an unprecedented situation where cultural activity must be preserved with all health guarantees", rejoiced Jaume Collboni, first deputy mayor of Barcelona during this conference of hurry. "It is possible to relax the restrictions and combine this with cultural activities that must resume," he said. "The world had their eyes on us, a lot of people asked us how we had done", for his part explained Angels Ponsa, in charge of culture within the Catalan regional government.