How the coronavirus outbreak could reshape concert season
have pulled their employees from the event. On Tuesday, the conference said that it is “working closely on a daily basis” with local, state, and federal agencies to “plan a safe event,” and that it has the green light from Austin Public Health to proceed. K-pop festival and convention KCON USA, scheduled for June and August, is still on track to take place as planned.
Alex Pollak, CEO of Paradocs Worldwide, another EMS company, notes that his team is already prepared to address various emergency situations at festivals, from potential bioterrorism to active-shooter scenarios. “It’s just that, now, [the need for medical services at festivals] is much more visible, and we have to reinforce to our clients and production staff that we do have these capabilities and do train for it,” Pollak says.
Research has found in the past that pathogens can transmit at a much higher rate than average at music festivals, and in 2016 the British government warned citizens that events like Glastonbury were the, after England confirmed 234 cases of measles linked to festivals and other large public events in a six-month period.
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