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By *atEvolution OP   Couple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION Swingers Club. Stoke

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-just-15-people-test-positive-among-nearly-60-000-who-attended-trial-mass-gatherings-figures-show-12312532

"COVID-19: Just 15 people test positive among nearly 60,000 who attended trial mass gatherings, figures show

Nine large-scale events were staged, including the FA Cup final and the Brit Awards, which were exempt from certain COVID rules."

Hope people don't take this as a licence to go crazy - but good news all the same.

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By *inky man 64Man
over a year ago

farnborough

that is a little misleading as only the concerts in liverpool had no social distancing. That said it's positive news and fingers crossed all goes as planned on June 21st

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-just-15-people-test-positive-among-nearly-60-000-who-attended-trial-mass-gatherings-figures-show-12312532

"COVID-19: Just 15 people test positive among nearly 60,000 who attended trial mass gatherings, figures show

Nine large-scale events were staged, including the FA Cup final and the Brit Awards, which were exempt from certain COVID rules."

Hope people don't take this as a licence to go crazy - but good news all the same.

"

Were they all tested negative before attending?

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By *atEvolution OP   Couple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION Swingers Club. Stoke


"https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-just-15-people-test-positive-among-nearly-60-000-who-attended-trial-mass-gatherings-figures-show-12312532

"COVID-19: Just 15 people test positive among nearly 60,000 who attended trial mass gatherings, figures show

Nine large-scale events were staged, including the FA Cup final and the Brit Awards, which were exempt from certain COVID rules."

Hope people don't take this as a licence to go crazy - but good news all the same.

Were they all tested negative before attending? "

I think so.

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By *uliaChrisCouple
over a year ago

westerham

Not sure what conclusions can be drawn, that seems to be about the same infection rate (1 in 4000) as the national average rate of 2000 a day if you extrapolated it over say 10 days.

So I dunno, maybe all of the 15 got infected after the concert? No idea.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-just-15-people-test-positive-among-nearly-60-000-who-attended-trial-mass-gatherings-figures-show-12312532

"COVID-19: Just 15 people test positive among nearly 60,000 who attended trial mass gatherings, figures show

Nine large-scale events were staged, including the FA Cup final and the Brit Awards, which were exempt from certain COVID rules."

Hope people don't take this as a licence to go crazy - but good news all the same.

Were they all tested negative before attending?

I think so."

Just wonder if it's within the error rates of either false negative tests before attending... Or false positive tests post attending... Or they picked it up in the intervening few days on the bus / train / kebab shop? .

Ie if you tested 60k people I wonder how many positives you'd get...

According to the gov covid site the average rate across the country is 22 per 100k and 15 in 60k is equivalent to approx 22 per 100k... So the same as today's background level of infections.

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By *uliaChrisCouple
over a year ago

westerham


"https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-just-15-people-test-positive-among-nearly-60-000-who-attended-trial-mass-gatherings-figures-show-12312532

"COVID-19: Just 15 people test positive among nearly 60,000 who attended trial mass gatherings, figures show

Nine large-scale events were staged, including the FA Cup final and the Brit Awards, which were exempt from certain COVID rules."

Hope people don't take this as a licence to go crazy - but good news all the same.

Were they all tested negative before attending?

I think so.

Just wonder if it's within the error rates of either false negative tests before attending... Or false positive tests post attending... Or they picked it up in the intervening few days on the bus / train / kebab shop? .

Ie if you tested 60k people I wonder how many positives you'd get...

According to the gov covid site the average rate across the country is 22 per 100k and 15 in 60k is equivalent to approx 22 per 100k... So the same as today's background level of infections. "

I just said that lol

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

It's good news and, like other countries such as The Netherlands, these tests are valuable to our understanding. There are still some who are against restrictions such as testing and providing proof, before permission to engage with parts of society again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-just-15-people-test-positive-among-nearly-60-000-who-attended-trial-mass-gatherings-figures-show-12312532

"COVID-19: Just 15 people test positive among nearly 60,000 who attended trial mass gatherings, figures show

Nine large-scale events were staged, including the FA Cup final and the Brit Awards, which were exempt from certain COVID rules."

Hope people don't take this as a licence to go crazy - but good news all the same.

Were they all tested negative before attending? "

yes so i feel like its kind of a manipulated experiment to be honest ... you are never going to expect a virus to run rampant through a group of people tested negative immediately previous to the event ... its more like an experiment do the tests work which i thought we already knew?

delighted if it lets things open with pre testing though

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-just-15-people-test-positive-among-nearly-60-000-who-attended-trial-mass-gatherings-figures-show-12312532

"COVID-19: Just 15 people test positive among nearly 60,000 who attended trial mass gatherings, figures show

Nine large-scale events were staged, including the FA Cup final and the Brit Awards, which were exempt from certain COVID rules."

Hope people don't take this as a licence to go crazy - but good news all the same.

Were they all tested negative before attending?

yes so i feel like its kind of a manipulated experiment to be honest ... you are never going to expect a virus to run rampant through a group of people tested negative immediately previous to the event ... its more like an experiment do the tests work which i thought we already knew?

delighted if it lets things open with pre testing though "

I think the question is "can we reopen safely", not "do the tests work".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-just-15-people-test-positive-among-nearly-60-000-who-attended-trial-mass-gatherings-figures-show-12312532

"COVID-19: Just 15 people test positive among nearly 60,000 who attended trial mass gatherings, figures show

Nine large-scale events were staged, including the FA Cup final and the Brit Awards, which were exempt from certain COVID rules."

Hope people don't take this as a licence to go crazy - but good news all the same.

Were they all tested negative before attending?

yes so i feel like its kind of a manipulated experiment to be honest ... you are never going to expect a virus to run rampant through a group of people tested negative immediately previous to the event ... its more like an experiment do the tests work which i thought we already knew?

delighted if it lets things open with pre testing though

I think the question is "can we reopen safely", not "do the tests work"."

i get that was the point , but sampling with an entirely negative population feels like a manipulation of the expected result - the outcome was never going to be wildspread cases from negative folk - its not an indicator of what will happen in society , only what will happen at an event with only negative people and a book on microbiology would tell you that anyway, cant pass on something you dont have

if they want to make negative test for entry a requirement of reopening events i dont think they need to experiment it - its clear what the result will be just go ahead and do it

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-just-15-people-test-positive-among-nearly-60-000-who-attended-trial-mass-gatherings-figures-show-12312532

"COVID-19: Just 15 people test positive among nearly 60,000 who attended trial mass gatherings, figures show

Nine large-scale events were staged, including the FA Cup final and the Brit Awards, which were exempt from certain COVID rules."

Hope people don't take this as a licence to go crazy - but good news all the same.

Were they all tested negative before attending?

yes so i feel like its kind of a manipulated experiment to be honest ... you are never going to expect a virus to run rampant through a group of people tested negative immediately previous to the event ... its more like an experiment do the tests work which i thought we already knew?

delighted if it lets things open with pre testing though

I think the question is "can we reopen safely", not "do the tests work".

i get that was the point , but sampling with an entirely negative population feels like a manipulation of the expected result - the outcome was never going to be wildspread cases from negative folk - its not an indicator of what will happen in society , only what will happen at an event with only negative people and a book on microbiology would tell you that anyway, cant pass on something you dont have

if they want to make negative test for entry a requirement of reopening events i dont think they need to experiment it - its clear what the result will be just go ahead and do it "

Yes, but a negative for LFT isn't guaranteed - so they're seeing if it's enough?

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Just glad for the people who got to enjoy themselves again

The rave looked boss

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

How many people tested positive before the concert and weren't allowed in ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"How many people tested positive before the concert and weren't allowed in ?"

about 10%

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" Yes, but a negative for LFT isn't guaranteed - so they're seeing if it's enough? "

see that sounds alot like testing the reliability of the tests which we already knew

besides aren’t LFT tests purposefully made over sensitive so that you can get false positives but almost never false negative

dont get me wrong i think we just do the tests and get the venues open, i have no problem testing for entry and its great news for the venues and the people that go if they can get some normality

but i just think calling it an “experiment” when basic science already determined the outcome is just the govt try to spin it that they are pioneering and having fantastic results

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


" Yes, but a negative for LFT isn't guaranteed - so they're seeing if it's enough?

see that sounds alot like testing the reliability of the tests which we already knew

besides aren’t LFT tests purposefully made over sensitive so that you can get false positives but almost never false negative

dont get me wrong i think we just do the tests and get the venues open, i have no problem testing for entry and its great news for the venues and the people that go if they can get some normality

but i just think calling it an “experiment” when basic science already determined the outcome is just the govt try to spin it that they are pioneering and having fantastic results "

Different types of experiment. Does this work? Does it work in the real world? Does it work under these conditions?

The percentage accuracy of LFTs is a bit up in the air, too - whether it's a gold standard accuracy or it does catch most infectiousness. Being infectious is the point people are looking for here.

I think it's legitimacy to say "look, providing tests are mandatory, the risk of contracting Covid under pre Covid circumstances is (tiny percentage)" to get the businesses going again.

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick


" Yes, but a negative for LFT isn't guaranteed - so they're seeing if it's enough?

see that sounds alot like testing the reliability of the tests which we already knew

besides aren’t LFT tests purposefully made over sensitive so that you can get false positives but almost never false negative

dont get me wrong i think we just do the tests and get the venues open, i have no problem testing for entry and its great news for the venues and the people that go if they can get some normality

but i just think calling it an “experiment” when basic science already determined the outcome is just the govt try to spin it that they are pioneering and having fantastic results "

Science could have easily said to what level it was safe, but many people seem to be ignoring or sceptical of science at the moment.

I think to those, a practical demonstration like this is much easier to trust and harder to ignore.

So yes, probably want 'needed' but probably is a useful thing to do.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


" Yes, but a negative for LFT isn't guaranteed - so they're seeing if it's enough?

see that sounds alot like testing the reliability of the tests which we already knew

besides aren’t LFT tests purposefully made over sensitive so that you can get false positives but almost never false negative

dont get me wrong i think we just do the tests and get the venues open, i have no problem testing for entry and its great news for the venues and the people that go if they can get some normality

but i just think calling it an “experiment” when basic science already determined the outcome is just the govt try to spin it that they are pioneering and having fantastic results

Science could have easily said to what level it was safe, but many people seem to be ignoring or sceptical of science at the moment.

I think to those, a practical demonstration like this is much easier to trust and harder to ignore.

So yes, probably want 'needed' but probably is a useful thing to do. "

If nothing else, the insurance companies will be happy. I think we underestimate the role of them. If they think it's too high risk, they'll jack up the rates

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