Thousands of music fans dance it out without distancing at UK nightclub test event
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Last Updated: May 01, 2021, 10:56 AM IST
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The event was a test to see whether social distancing measures can be eased without triggering new coronavirus outbreaks.
LONDON: Several thousand music fans on Friday became the first people in Britain in more than a year to legally dance, drink and listen to music in a nightclub, as part of a test to see whether social distancing measures can be eased without triggering new coronavirus outbreaks.
The afternoon-admission gig at a warehouse in Liverpool, northwest England, is one of a series of pilot events sponsored by the U.K. government and closely monitored by public health officials. The 3,000 attendees, all local residents, were to be tested before and after the event, while researchers will study air quality and movement in the venue.