Paris (AFP)
The May 29 test concert in Paris with Indochina, which was held in front of a masked crowd, demonstrated "the absence of an over-risk of infection" with Covid-19, revealed Thursday the Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP).
This is good news for the current music sector with a view to a lasting resumption of standing concerts in September, even in the event of the epidemic continuing.
The study therefore "showed a similar infection rate in people attending a concert compared to people not participating."
The presence "at a concert was not associated with an increased risk of transmission of (Covid-19) during a concert in a standing configuration without physical distancing in people masked with a negative antigen test in a closed room" , again highlights the AP-HP.
The experiment was based on two populations observed, after drawing lots of volunteers.
A group of 3,917 people attended the Indochina concert in Bercy (Accor Arena).
And 1,947 people stayed at home, to mirror the circulation of the Covid-19.
All had been tested three days before, on D-day (posterior results in this specific case) and seven days after.
Any volunteer showing signs of Covid-19 during the test 72 hours before was excluded.
"The number of participants with a positive saliva PCR seven days after the event was 8 among the 3,917 participants in the experimental group compared to 3 among the 1,947 participants in the control group", details the AP-HP, in charge of the component. scientist, while the Prodiss (National Union of Musical and Variety Shows) supervised the concert part.
The incidence rate "observed in the two groups (0.20% and 0.15%, respectively) corresponds to the incidence rate in Ile-de-France estimated in the two weeks preceding the event, that is that is to say between 150 and 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. It is currently 25 / 100,000 (Public Health France data) ", underlines the AP-HP.
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