The Government have added Royal Ascot and the second Test of England s series against New Zealand at Edgbaston to their list of pilot events where bigger crowds will be allowed than are currently permitted under stage three of the post-lockdown roadmap.
Next month s Test between England and New Zealand will welcome around 18,000 fans each day after being selected as the first of the government s latest test events.
Currently, outdoor venues are only permitted to be at 25% capacity, or 10,000 spectators, but the stadium will be 70% full for the match against the Black Caps when it takes place between 10-14 June.
The game will be played 11 days before Freedom Day when government hopes to lift all social distancing on June 21.
No Covid cases emerged from The Brits, despite an unmasked audience of 4,000. PA Media / HuffPost UK
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UK clubbers return to the dance floor as nightclub Circus hosts the first dance event.
Large events like club nights and gigs look likely to go ahead come summer, after a series of pilot events by the government involving 58,000 people resulted in just 15 positive cases of Covid-19.
Since April, the Events Research Programme (ERP) has analysed the Covid risk of several large-scale indoor and outdoor events, including the Brit Awards, the FA Cup Final and a club night in Liverpool.
Government now hopeful of CAPACITY CROWDS at Wembley for England’s Euro 2020 campaign after just 15 coronavirus cases recorded among 58,000 people at test events - and no infections were detected at FA Cup semi, final or Carabao Cup final
Oliver Dowden is hopeful of capacity crowds in stadiums this summer after results of covid test events revealed just 15 cases among 58,000 spectators
No cases were recorded at the FA Cup semi-final or final or Carabao Cup final
Second round of trials will have larger crowds and some will test covid passports
England s matches against Croatia and Scotland at Wembley will be included
Crowd pilot events âa real successâ as just 15 cases of Covid-19 reported Pilot events involving 58,000 people have resulted in just 15 positive cases of Covid-19, according to the Culture Secretary. Oliver Dowden hailed the UK’s Covid test events which included a reduced-capacity FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium and a nightclub opening in Liverpool, as a “real success”. In an interview with the Evening Standard, Mr Dowden said he hopes that by June 21 stadiums will be full and the lights will be back on in the West End. He told the newspaper he is “very hopeful” that theatres will be allowed to sell all seats instead of keeping some empty.
Pilot events involving 58,000 people have resulted in just 15 positive cases of Covid-19, according to the Culture Secretary.
Oliver Dowden hailed the UK’s Covid test events which included a reduced-capacity FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium and a nightclub opening in Liverpool, as a “real success”.
In an interview with the Evening Standard, Mr Dowden said he hopes that by June 21 stadiums will be full and the lights will be back on in the West End.
He told the newspaper he is “very hopeful” that theatres will be allowed to sell all seats instead of keeping some empty.
People in the crowd during the Brit Awards 2021 at the O2 Arena (Ian West/PA)