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27.04.2021 / 18:58

Researchers find “no sign” of increased coronavirus infections after Spain test gig

coronavirus infections, according to researchers.The crowd for the gig wore masks and had all tested negative for coronavirus prior to the concert, but did not have to socially distance.Researchers found that only six fans tested positive within two weeks following the show, which is less than the average transmission rate of the general Spanish population.

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End of pandemic in sight as 5,000 music fans pack out gig with same-day coronavirus tests

Covid.Spanish authorities gave the go ahead for social distancing rules to be ditched at the event in Barcelona.People rammed into the Palau Sant Jordi arena where indie rock band Love of Lesbian were playing on Saturday.Cheers erupted as Love of Lesbian lead singer Santi Balmes told the crowd: "Welcome to one of the most exciting concerts of our lives!"Health chiefs gave special permission for the show in a pilot to see if the rapid testing system stops Covid outbreaks or not, Sky News reports.Concertgoer Jose Parejo said: "We were able to evade reality for a while. We were inside our small concert bubble.

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5,000 people attend COVID-19 experiment gig in Barcelona

COVID-19 experiment.The show, which saw Spanish rock band Love of Lesbian playing at the Palau Sant Jordi arena, is said to be the biggest concert in Europe since the pandemic began last year.All attendees at the gig, which went ahead with the permission of health authorities in Spain, were tested ahead of the gig at three locations across Barcelona, with three of the first 2,400 people tested coming back with positive results and not attending the evening’s show.The antigen test results were reported back to the attendees within 10 to 15 minutes via an app on their phones, and the ticket price of around $23 (£20) came with a rapid test and mask included.

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Thousands attend concert in Barcelona after COVID-19 screening

BARCELONA, Spain - If one overlooked the white face masks dotting the tightly packed crowd of music lovers, it was almost like pre-pandemic times in Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi concert hall Saturday night.Five thousand rock fans enjoyed a real-as-can-be concert after passing a same-day coronavirus screening, to test its effectiveness in preventing outbreaks of the virus at large cultural events.The only rule inside the show was the strict use of the high-quality face masks provided by the concert organizers."We were able to evade reality for a while," said 40-year-old Jose Parejo. "We were inside our small concert bubble.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Program Operational Guidance

The interim playbook serves as an interim playbook for state, territorial (including the US-affiliated Pacific Islands [USAPI] of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau), tribal, and local public health programs and their partners on how to plan and operationalize a vaccination response to COVID-19 within their jurisdictions. The document’s sections cover specific areas of COVID-19 vaccination program planning and implementation and provide key guidance documents and links to resources to assist those efforts.

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Samoa uses community strength, local knowledge and collective memory to prepare for COVID-19

In Samoa, memory of the tragic measles outbreak in late 2019 has galvanized communities’ commitment to keep themselves safe from COVID-19, using traditional resources and a holistic approach.

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Defending the Pacific

There are only a handful of places that have not reported cases of COVID-19. Many of them are in the Pacific. American Samoa, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna are still virus-free.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0