“A real success”: 0.03% of fans infected at UK pilots

There were just 15 infections in the first phase of the ERP, the government confirms, as FR officially announces its three-day camping festival, Download Pilot

News By IQ | 26 May 2021

Download Festival, UK
Download Pilot will take place on the Download site at Donington Park

The British culture secretary has hailed as “a real success” recent UK pilot events after just 15 positive cases of Covid-19 – equivalent to 0.026% of attendees – were recorded among 58,000 people.

Speaking to the Evening Standard, Oliver Dowden says he is “very hopeful” the UK will meet its 21 June target for a full reopening of venues, theatres and clubs without social distancing, following encouraging results from recent Event Research Programme (ERP) test events, which included the Brit Awards, the Sefton…

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