During the nine live shows of the Eurovision Song Contest, 48 of the 29,875 visitors may have been infected with the corona virus. That comes down to more than five people per show, according to figures from the GGD. Thirteen people were already infected with corona during the song festival.
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The organization of test events on behalf of the government Fieldlab Events announced the figures at the end of Thursday afternoon. The 48 people who may be infected during the Song Contest are only visitors. The infections among crews, volunteers, press and delegation members will be announced later this month.
48 infections out of 29,875 amounts to an average of 1.6 per 1000 people. In the period that the Eurovision Song Contest was held, the national average was 4.9 infected persons in 1000. “That is more than three times as many as the number of infections among visitors to the Eurovision Song Contest, the Fieldlab Events notes.
The Eurovision Song Contest was from 17 to 22 May. During the nine shows (six rehearsals, two semi-finals and the final), 3,500 people were allowed to attend each time. This was done under certain conditions: the visitors had to be able to show a negative test certificate of no more than 24 hours old. The public had a fixed place and had to stay. As soon as they started walking, they had to wear a mask.
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