With infection rates rising in many European countries, this dream could be far off for now. But some music fans in Leipzig, Germany, have been given the chance to rock for a day in the name of science -- with the help of some glowing hand sanitizer and electronic trackers.
Professor Michael Gekle, the dean of the university's medical faculty and a professor of physiology, told CNN the experiment was being conducted to better prepare authorities on how to conduct events in the upcoming autumn and winter seasons. Researchers directed volunteers to run three scenarios -- one that simulated a concert pre-coronavirus, a second simulating a concert during the pandemic, with improved hygiene measures in place, and a third, with reduced participants. Scientists will gather the data, apply a mathematical model, and evaluate the hygiene interventions, with conclusions ready by the end of the year.
The experiment may have been controlled, but for some in the crowd -- despite the lack of alcohol -- it felt like a return to normality.
Stupid is as stupid does
Love the Germans response: “There is no zero risk if you want to have life. We want to give the politicians a tool in order to decide rationally whether to allow such an event or not.”
Part of me wouldn’t be surprised if they released Covid 2.0 during that indoor concert.. If it did happen..it would give that extra needed fear they would need to get their way completely. Why would something normal 6 months ago even be considered an experiment?
An experiment? Get the tracers out in force.
The band play an Iron Maiden song in loop... Run to the ills....
Uh oh, they are not keeping their 2 sheep distance from one another!
Ya.. overall who cares anyway? The WHO even said masks don't do much if anything.. just live your life your own way
They all turned green?
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WTF!
wtf ?
I think we’ve already established that COVID19 is airborne & the amount of viral load a person is infected with, leads to worse infection. I’m not clear how ‘touching’ in this experiment helps. Rather, it should be the amount of virus in the air
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