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Re-opening live events and large venues after Covid-19 ‘lockdown’: behavioural risks and their mitigations
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posted on 2023-06-12, 09:45 authored by John DruryJohn Drury, M Brooke Rogers, Theresa M Marteau, Lucy Yardley, Stephen Reicher, Clifford StottThis article reviews the behavioural risks and possible mitigations for re-opening large venues for sports and music events when Covid-19 infection rates and hospitalizations begin to decline. We describe the key variables that we suggest will affect public behaviour relevant to the spread of the virus, drawing upon four sources: (1) relevant evidence and recommendations from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours produced for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE); (2) research evidence from non-pandemic conditions; (3) research on behaviour during the pandemic; and (4) relevant theory. We first outline some basic risks and a framework for understanding collective behaviour at live events. We then survey some trends in UK public behaviour observed over 2020 and how these might interact with the opening of live events and venues. We present a range of mitigation strategies, based on the framework for collective behaviour and on what is known about non-pharmaceutical (i.e. behavioural) interventions in relation to Covid-19.
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Safety ScienceISSN
0925-7535Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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139Page range
1-8Article number
a105243Department affiliated with
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2021-03-04First Open Access (FOA) Date
2021-04-09First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2021-03-03Usage metrics
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