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Experimental Concert: Barcelona Holds 500-Person Event For Same-Day COVID-19 Screening

Experimental Concert: Barcelona Holds 500-Person Event For Same-Day COVID-19 Screening KEY POINTS It was done to test same-day COVID-19 tests efficacy Same-day COVID-19 tests are faster but are said to be less accurate Barcelona conducted a concert for 500 people Saturday. However, the event wasn t held just to ease the minds of the residents who have been following strict COVID-19 protocols for months but was conducted as part of a study, where the concertgoers were volunteers.  On Saturday, 1,000 people gathered for a free concert at the Apolo Theater in Barcelona, the Associated Press reported. Although this sounds counter-intuitive during a time when COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to increase, the concert was actually part of an experiment to see whether same-day tests could help make large events safe enough before the vaccines roll out.

Barcelona concert tests use of same-day COVID-19 screening

.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... BARCELONA, Spain Eager for a live music show after months of social distancing, more than 1,000 Barcelona residents gathered Saturday to participate in a medical study to evaluate the effectiveness of same-day coronavirus screening to safely hold cultural events. After passing an antigen screening, 500 of the volunteers were randomly selected to enjoy a free concert inside Barcelona’s Apolo Theater. The other 500 who didn’t get selected were sent home. They will form a control group that will allow the organizers to analyze if there was any contagion inside the concert hall despite the screening with antigen tests, which while not as accurate as other types of tests, do produce results in 15 minutes as compared to several hours, or days, later.

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