Paris test results: Concerts don’t pose extra Covid risk

Findings from the Accor Arena study show a similar infection rate in people who attended the concert compared to those who didn't

Accor Arena, Paris
Accor Arena, Paris © Prodiss

The findings from a recent test concert in France show that attending a concert is not associated with an increased risk of transmission when certain hygiene and testing protocols are followed.

The clinical trial, organised by French live music association Prodiss and Paris hospital AP-HP under the banner ‘Ambition Live Again’, took place on 29 May at the Accor Arena (20,300-cap.) in Paris with DJ Etienne de Crécy and the band Indochine.

The trial compared the risk of contamination between…

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