London, United Kingdom — 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…
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