Thread by @profbuchan

1/9 gov.uk/government/pub… no uncontrolled outbreaks from 10 events at same time as large outbreaks around other venues without extra control measures of #EventsResearchProgramme: more on that from #Liverpool papers later; public health × event team × audience partnership is key

2/9 gov.uk/government/pub… rapid testing is wasted unless done just before the event and results checked reliably (not reading a text message at the gate). Big gap between test and event = big loss in end-to-end sensitivity. Testing is more than a test

3/9 gov.uk/government/pub… Rapid tracing of test positive ticket holders and their friends, asking them not to attend event, and automatic cancellation of tickets is important in outbreak control - #EventsResearchProgramme identified many practical areas for improvement

4/9 gov.uk/government/pub… not attending events if feeling even slightly unwell, e.g. just a headache, is key to making events as safe as possible, especially as #COVID19 symptoms are different in a part-vaccinated population and with new variants. Communications teams vital

5/9 gov.uk/government/pub… good ventilation is key to modifying venues to reduce #COVID19 risks. Even large, seemingly airy buildings have pockets of stale, rebreathed air. Ensure there is a ventilation plan as per findings from #EventsResearchProgramme

6/9 gov.uk/government/pub… work with the local Director of Public Health to mitigate #COVID19 risks at and around events. Contact tracing teams are extremely busy with delta variant outbreaks at present, but #Liverpool learning of how to prevent/control outbreaks is strong

7/9 gov.uk/government/pub… The young and those on low incomes, hit harder by #COVID19 restrictions, have greater need for recovery of social fabric and this sector. A big proportion of the economy in many deprived areas depends on events/visitors/hospitality: 48% in #Liverpool

8/9 gov.uk/government/pub… WHO "health is a complete state of physical, mental and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". The art and science of public health includes balancing risks, including risks to social fabric from restricted mixing

9/9 gov.uk/government/pub… We can all help reopen keep open events by getting vaccinated, following the testing instructions and not attending if feeling unwell, including fatigue, loss of smell or taste, cough, diarrhoea, headache, sore throat or runny nose