Can concerts take place despite the corona pandemic? Researchers at the University of Halle want to find out - through a concert experiment with Tim Benzdko.
- Because of the corona pandemic, numerous concerts and major events had to be canceled.
- Researchers from Halle want to investigate whether events can still take place despite the pandemic and in compliance with rules.
- Tim Bendzko gives a test concert for more than 2,000 test participants.
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Leipzig / Halle - major events and concerts that should have taken place in 2020 had to be canceled in a row. So far, events of this size have been banned until October - and an extension is expected rather than excluded. But a few music fans can go to a concert in Leipzig on Saturday (August 22nd). The University of Halle an der Saale has set up a mega-experiment - Tim Bendzko will be on stage.
Mega corona experiment: Tim Bendzko gives a concert in Leipzig
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Under the title "Restart-19" , researchers want to investigate whether concerts can also take place in accordance with Corona. The experiment started in the morning with an extensive check-in. All participants had a fever before entering the hall . They were also equipped with so-called contact tracers , which were supposed to record their routes. For this purpose, fluorescent disinfectant is used to make visible which surfaces are touched particularly often. The flight of the aerosols - the smallest particle mixtures in the air that can carry the virus - should also be traced.
With mask and contact tracer: Numerous conditions and rules at the Corona concert with Tim Bendzko
Over 2,200 volunteers have signed up for the experiment. Tim Bendzko will be on stage three times throughout the day. So that the concert experiment does not turn into a so-called superspreader event itself, all participants in the hall must wear an FFP2 mask . In addition, a corona test had to be done in advance . The organizers do not see any danger for the volunteers, especially since the registered numbers of infections in the Leipzig / Halle region are currently very low.
With mask and tracing device - two participants in the corona concert experiment in Leipzig.
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According to the doctors, the aim of the "Restart-19" study is a mathematical model with which the risk of a corona outbreak can be assessed after a major event in a hall. Results should be available in autumn. In Germany, major events are prohibited until at least the end of October due to the corona pandemic . Culture and sport suffer from it - and hope for solutions. The large-scale test was financed by the federal states of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
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The corona pandemic has been part of public and private life for months. Much has been speculated about an end. WHO chief Ghebreyesus has issued an assessment. (lb with dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network