Israel stampede was disaster waiting to happen: Reports warned capacity shouldn’t exceed 15,000

More than 100,000 worshippers attended the Lag B’Omer festival in Israel despite reports from 2008 and 2011 warning it posed a ‘danger to human life’ and that the capacity shouldn’t exceed 15,000. Ex-comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss, who wrote a report from 13 years ago, said safety features were lacking in preventing overcrowding and that the site … Read more

Covid passports set to be tested at sports events in audacious bid for capacity crowds at Euro 2020

Covid passports are set to be trialled at sports events under Government plans to ramp up attendances in time for Euro 2020 and the great summer of sport. Sportsmail understands that officials are working on a ‘covid certification’ scheme, which will be used in the second phase of test events due to start at the … Read more

Capacity crowds at Euro 2020, Wimbledon, Premier League and EFL matches ‘will need’ Covid passports

The country’s major sporting bodies have written a joint letter to Boris Johnson and other party leaders collectively backing the idea of Covid passports to enable full stadiums at events this summer.   The FA, Scottish football, Premier League, EFL, Wimbledon, Lawn Tennis Association England and Wales Cricket Board and Silverstone have made clear that the … Read more

Oxford jab pioneer warns Britain lacks the capacity to make its own vaccines without outside help

Britain faces a lack of vaccine manufacturing bases which could hamper research into coronavirus and other diseases, an expert has warned.  Professor Adrian Hill, director of Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, says the development of jabs is being held back because the country is ‘very weak’ when it comes to the manufacturing side of vaccines.  His … Read more

Latitude Festival will go ahead in July at FULL CAPACITY with 40,000 music fans expected to attend

Latitude Festival will go ahead in July at FULL CAPACITY with 40,000 music fans expected to attend and negative Covid tests required before entry Festival in Wangford, Suffolk, will go ahead at full capacity on July 22 to July 25  Social distancing will be relaxed on June 21 under roadmap out of lockdown  Latitude will … Read more

Latitude Festival will go ahead in July at FULL CAPACITY with 40,000 music fans expected to attend

Latitude Festival will go ahead in July at FULL CAPACITY with 40,000 music fans expected to attend and negative Covid tests required before entry Festival in Wangford, Suffolk, will go ahead at full capacity on July 22 to July 25  Social distancing will be relaxed on June 21 under roadmap out of lockdown  Latitude will … Read more

Las Vegas sees large crowds as casinos allowed 50 percent capacity on Monday 

Crowds were seen strolling the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday and guests gathered shoulder-to-shoulder inside Sin City casinos as capacity restrictions are expected to ease to 50 percent on Monday. Nevada’s ‘Roadmap to Recovery’ plan remains on schedule and Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive on Friday that loosens the state’s coronavirus restrictions, according to a … Read more

Las Vegas sees large crowds as casinos allowed 50 percent capacity on Monday 

Crowds were seen strolling the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday and guests gathered shoulder-to-shoulder inside Sin City casinos as capacity restrictions are expected to ease to 50 percent on Monday. Nevada’s ‘Roadmap to Recovery’ plan remains on schedule and Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive on Friday that loosens the state’s coronavirus restrictions, according to a … Read more