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EUROPE
Utrecht holds 500-cap test conference
Five hundred events industry workers attended a pilot conference , BacktoLive , in the Beatrix Theatre in Utrecht , Netherlands . The event , 15 February , was organised by Eventplatform under its FieldLab Events initiative . The experiment was backed by the Dutch government and its goal was to see whether large events could be held safely . The conference was the Netherlands ’ first mass event since the second lockdown . Attendees were required to take a coronavirus test to take part , and temperatures were taken on arrival .
WORLD
New York to reopen stadiums
From 23 February , stadiums and arenas in New York state were able to re-open for reduced-capacity shows .
New York governor Andrew Cuomo said venues with a capacity of 10,000 or more could re-open to accommodate events with audience sizes limited to 10 % of the usual maximum .
Other Covid mitigation measures include the requirement that all event attendees submit a negative PCR test result within 72 hours of arriving at the venue . The wearing of face coverings is required .
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