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.
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The Event Research Programme has seen several high-profile events take place over the last month, including the Good Business Festival conference at ACC Liverpool
UK sees just 15 virus cases from events attended by 60,000
Fri, 21st May 2021 18:59
(Alliance News) - Only 15 people out of almost 60,000 who attended nine pilot events for mass gatherings have since tested positive for coronavirus, British health officials said Friday.
The government allowed limited crowds at the events – including two FA Cup games, the World Snooker Championship and the Brit Awards – over recent weeks to assess their impact on Covid-19 transmission.
The country has since March been gradually easing its strict lockdown, with 22,000 football fans permitted inside Wembley Stadium last weekend for the FA Cup final.
Officials are now working to trace just 15 people to have tested positive following the nine official test events, with that level of infection in line with case numbers for the broader population.Â