Public health impact of mass sporting and cultural events in a rising COVID-19 prevalence in England.

ABSTRACT: A subset of events within the UK Government Events Research Programme (ERP), developed to examine the risk of transmission of COVID-19 from attendance at events, was examined to explore the public health impact of holding mass sporting events. We used contact tracing data routinely collected through telephone interviews and online questionnaires, to describe the potential public health impact of the large sporting and cultural events on potential transmission and incidence of COVID-19. Data from the EURO 2020 matches hosted at Wembley identified very high numbers of individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 and were traced through NHS Test & Trace. This included both individuals who were potentially infectious (3036) and those who acquired their infection during the time of the Final (6

SUBMITTER: Smith JAE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9058658 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature