Coronavirus: Germany puts on crowded concerts to study risks

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Scientists in Germany have held three pop concerts in a single day to investigate the risks posed by mass indoor events during the pandemic.

About 1,500 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 50 - only a third of the expected number - took part.

But the head of the study, which was carried out in Leipzig by Halle University, said he was "very satisfied" with how the event unfolded.

Singer-songwriter Tim Bendzko agreed to perform at all three successive gigs.

The study came as Germany recorded its highest number of Covid-19 infections since the end of April.

More than 2,000 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 232,082, the Robert Koch Institute reported.

Publish : 2020-08-23 13:36:32

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