Four people may have become infected with the corona virus during André Hazes’ trial concert in the Ziggo Dome concert hall in Amsterdam. The concert was part of a series of test events of Fieldlab Events. During the dance party, the day before, no people were infected.
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Fieldlab Events – a joint initiative of both the business and public events sector and the government – previously organized a conference, a theater performance and two football matches. This is done to see how events can be organized safely during the corona crisis.
The events had the highest turnout for the second test to date. More than 84 percent of the visitors to the Back to Live dance event and 86 percent of the visitors to the Hazes concert have undergone a second corona test. In the earlier tests, that number was just under 80 percent and 82 percent.
–Before the events, all visitors had to undergo a test. Eleven people were tested positive for the dance party, seven for the concert. Those people were not allowed in. “One person is known to have become infected between the pre-test and the event itself, but this person was not contagious during the event,” the organizers said. Four people were tested positive after the concert, but it is not certain whether the contamination occurred at the event. Research is now being done on this.
–Medical microbiologist Andreas Voss, principal investigator at Fieldlab Events, says the number of people who showed up for the second test was encouraging. “We have now ‘captured’ a total of 41 positive test results in the first six events, with which we have also been able to ward off 41 possible sources of contamination,” says Voss. “A total of five possible new cases have now been found after six events, which is completely within expectations, especially given the fact that these participants are also still alive and kicking in addition to the event and can contract a possible infection.”
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