[Video] No Masks or Distancing... 3,000 People Gather at UK 'No Mask Club' Experiment Site

On the 30th, young people gathered at the Bramley-Moore Warehouse Club in Liverpool, UK, enjoying a festival. Photo by YouTube Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] A club in the UK has opened for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing people to enjoy freely without masks or social distancing.

Local media reported that the UK government held the event as a pilot to ease quarantine regulations by opening a club. The event was a trial measure to find a way to hold large-scale events, with 65% of the population aged 18 and over and 95% of those aged 50 and over having received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Accordingly, on the night of the 30th of last month (local time), about 3,000 young people gathered at the Bramley-Moore Dock warehouse club in Liverpool, a port city in western England, to enjoy the festival. On the night of the 1st, another 3,000 people gathered, and over the two days, nearly 6,000 people spent a free night without quarantine restrictions.

Party participants gathered under dazzling lights to relieve stress and enjoy joy. It was a compensation for the freedom taken away by COVID-19 for over a year. The DJ on stage cheered, saying, "We are dancing and laughing," and young people danced freely to lively music.

Only those who had taken a COVID-19 test in advance and tested negative were allowed to enter the event. The UK health authorities plan to track the infection status and movement of all attendees for five days, analyze airflow, and determine whether indoor crowded events affect virus transmission.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the UK is 44,416,623, and the cumulative death toll is 127,517. However, the UK is regarded as having significantly reduced damage thanks to rapid vaccination. As of the 1st, the daily COVID-19 death toll in the UK has decreased to 7, and more than 50% of the total population has received the first dose of the vaccine. The UK government has secured vaccines equivalent to 7.7 times the total population by pre-contracting vaccines under development.

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