EXCLUSIVE: The Venice Film Festival, which wrapped last night, carried out 4,500 total Covid tests in 11 days, returning only three positive results, organizers have told us.That’s a reassuringly low number for such a large international event (with around 10,500 accredited guests), but testament to the festival’s solid protocols.By comparison, Cannes at one stage was averaging three positive cases per day, but it also carried out many more tests.
At one stage Cannes festival chief Thierry Frémaux said the event carried out 3,000 tests in one day.As for the three positive results in Venice, organizers told us that those people were “entrusted to the health authorities and they will follow the appropriate sanitary protocols”.We are aware of
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