ERP data: “No substantial outbreaks” at pilot events

Less than 0.05% of of the 58,000 people who took part in Events Research Programme pilots were infected with Covid-19, government data reveals

News By | 25 June 2021

Just 28 cases of Covid-19 were detected among the 58,000 people who participated in the first nine pilot events held as part of the UK’s Events Research Programme (ERP).

Presenting their findings this afternoon (25 June), the group of scientists behind the ERP described the data as reassuring but warned the case numbers must be treated with “extreme caution” given that only 15% of attendees returned voluntary PCR tests before and after the events. “The cases recorded are likely an underestimate…

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