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‘No sign of contagion’ after the 5,000-person rock concert in Barcelona

cde.news desk 27 April 2021, 17:09 · 1 min read

epa09101859 Members of the audience react as Spanish band Love of Lesbian performs on stage in front of 5,000 people at the Palau Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 27 March 2021. This is the first crowded concert in Spain since the beginning of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic a year ago. People had to go through a PCR test and were given FPP2 masks before entering the test concert venue. EPA-EFE/Alejandro Garcia

Euronews – A rock concert held in Barcelona and attended by 5,000 people showed “no sign” of causing coronavirus contagion, officials said.

The event at Palau Sant Jordi in the Catalan capital saw attendees take rapid COVID-19 tests before being allowed in to see the rock band Love of Lesbian on March 27.

It was one of the first spectator events to be held in Europe this year amid the pandemic.

Presenting the results of a study into whether indoor spectator events can be held safely, Josep Maria Llibre, a doctor at the Germans Trias i Pujol hospital in Badalona, told a news conference “in summary, a live music concert in a covered enclosure with the correct measures and ventilation is a safe activity”.

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‘No sign of contagion’ after the 5,000-person rock concert in Barcelona

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