Photos from the event show thousands of clubbers packed in a room together and dancing without masks or social distancing. People could be seen smiling and laughing, sitting on their friends shoulders, cheering, singing, and hugging.
According to the BBC, at least 3000 people who had returned negative test results for Covid-19 were allowed to attend the event in Liverpool on Friday (local time).
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Clubbers return to the dance floor as part of the national Events Research Programme, which will provide data on how events could be permitted to safely reopen in the UK.
Liverpool University student Elliott Cause, 20, told the BBC that the event felt like “a big moment for the UK”.