Last month a rock test concert was organized in Barcelona, Spain. The goal ? Observe if signs of contagion take place in a gathering framed by strict sanitary measures. Of the 5,000 spectators, only six positive cases were reported. What to give a little hope for the world of culture.
No sign of contagion
On March 27, a group of festivals, musical promoters and the Germans Trias i Pujol hospital organized a test concert in Barcelona. It was a rock concert bringing together 5,000 spectators who danced without physical distancing but who wore FFP2 masks. The participants had also been subjected to antigenic tests before the concert.
One month after the event, the organizers take stock of the event. According to them, the concert-test showed ” no sign Contagion. Indeed, only six positive cases out of 5000 people were detected fifteen days after the concert after having tested all the participants. But according to the organizers, “ for four of these six cases, the transmission did not take place during the concert “.
During a press conference, Josep Maria Llibre, doctor of the Germans Trias i Pujol hospital in Badalone, declared: “iThere is no sign that any transmission took place during the event, which was the aim of this study “. According to him, ” With optimized ventilation, antigen testing and wearing a mask, a safe space can be guaranteed. “.
A test concert soon in France?
Faced with the success of the event, Jaume Collboni, first deputy of Barcelona city hall expressed his satisfaction: “ Once again, Barcelona and Barcelona culture are pioneers in an unprecedented situation where cultural activity must be preserved with all health guarantees. […] It is possible to relax the restrictions and combine this with cultural activities, which must resume “.
In France, a test concert should soon take place at the Accor Arena in Paris, as announced by the Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot on April 23. Supervised by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Culture, the project is implemented by Constance Delaugerre, professor of virology at Saint-Louis hospital in Paris. If no date has yet been confirmed, the virologist said yesterday on Franceinfo: ” We need a green light quickly since it is absolutely colossal what we have put together. It is an experiment which supervises almost 8,000 people. Everything must be done so that this concert-test takes place at the end of May in order to have results at the end of June and to be able to set up a suitable health protocol for all these operations that welcome the public. “.
