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France:”FRANCE RELAXES SOCIAL DISTANCING AT EVENTS WITH UNDER 5,000 PEOPLE”
France is now allowing indoor gigs and events with under 5,000 people in attendance to go ahead without social distancing measures in place, said France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex in a recent interview with France Inter. The only exception is départements designated as ‘red-zones’ where cases are spiking, including cities..Read More...
UK:”UK nightclubs propose bouncer patrols and face masks to reopen”
Originally published in The Guardian, Rob Davies examines how in the UK dancing in face masks, temperature checks at the door and bouncers patrolling the dance floor to enforce social distancing could be the future of clubbing during a pandemic, according to plans put forward by venues desperate to reopen...Read More...
Peru, Lima:”Majority of people crushed to death in Peru nightclub had coronavirus”
All but two of the thirteen people who died in a stampede as police raided an illegal party in Peru had coronavirus, local authorities have revealed. Peru’s public prosecutor said 11 of the revellers who were crushed to death or suffocated were tested posthumously and came back positive. In a..Read More...
Taiwan, Taipei:”HARD WORK PAYS OFF AS TAIWAN HOSTS ITS FIRST 10,000 CAPACITY LIVE SHOW SINCE THE PANDEMIC”
Japan, Tokyo:”TOKYO’S TEAMLAB TAKES ITS DIGITAL WONDERLAND TO CHINA WITH AN IMMERSIVE CLUBBING EXPERIENCE”
UK, London:”200 ILLEGAL PARTIES WERE BROKEN UP IN LONDON IN ONE WEEKEND”
200 illegal parties were broken up in London in one weekend, it has been revealed. The Metropolitan Police have vowed to crack down on illegal parties across the capital, as COVID-19 restrictions mean nightclubs are still closed. Over 1000 unlicensed parties have taken place in London since June and a..Read More...
China, Wuhan:”THOUSANDS ATTEND A MUSIC FESTIVAL AT A WATER PARK IN WUHAN”
Wuhan, the Chinese city where COVID-19 first emerged last December, hosted a music festival in a water park at the weekend. A local case of the virus has not been recorded since mid-May. The HOHA Water Electrical Musical Festival at Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park attracted thousands of people, with..Read More...
Europe:”Partying until they drop: Crowds flock to raves despite Covid-19 risk”
Nightclubs around Europe are shut. But that doesn’t mean partygoers are staying at home. As coronavirus lockdowns are eased, illegal raves are growing in popularity. Outdoor events for hundreds, or in some cases thousands, organised via social-media and messaging apps, are in full swing every weekend, causing headaches for police..Read More...
China, Wuhan: ‘’Nightclubs reopen in COVID-19’s original epicentre Wuhan’’
Ukraine, Kyiv: ‘’KYIV’S CLOSER CLUB IS CROWDFUNDING FOR ITS SURVIVAL’’
Closer in Kyiv, the home of Strichka festival, has started a fundraising campaign to help it survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Donate here. The revered venue is facing financial difficulties with debts of around £30,000 due to not being able to open through lockdown and a lack of support from the..Read More...