Music Venue Trust backs calls for rapid testing in order to reopen music venues

The Music Venue Trust has backed Boris Johnson‘s suggestion that rapid coronavirus testing could be the key to reopening music venues, and says the necessary plans are in place for it to be rolled out nationwide. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference on Monday (February 15), the Prime Minister said “rapid” lateral flow tests …

Boris Johnson says rapid testing could pave the way for nightclubs to re-open

Rapid coronavirus testing could pave the way for nightclubs and theatres to re-open, Boris Johnson has claimed. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, the Prime Minister said “rapid” lateral flow tests could be used by “those parts of the economy” that were unable to reopen their doors last year. The lateral flow tests can …

Ravenscoon Drops ‘Rapid Eye Movements’ EP

Ravenscoon’s newest independent EP Rapid Eye Movements is bound to keep you awake at night with its sound, movements and themes centered around dreams, defining reality, and endless love. Spanning four tracks all written in the same key and BPM, Rapid Eye Movements creates a sense of unity in its uniformity, making it one long …

New Rapid COVID-19 Testing Kits Gives Hope for Return of Live Events

Rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) testing kits are hitting the market and they could change the way people test at home or before going out to public spaces, including concert venues. Swallow Events is behind a new kit specially designed for the live events industry. This is first company to offer its rapid testing service to organizers …

Swallow Events partners with Roche to launch rapid COVID-19 testing service for live events industry

by: Rachel Narozniak Nov 24, 2020 An exclusive partnership between UK-based event and festival operations company Swallow Events and Roche will yield a rapid, full-scale COVID-19 testing strategy aimed at ensuring attendee safety at live events. Through the collaborative effort, the logistics entity will offer Roche’s MHRA-, CE-, and PHE-approved 15-minute COVID-19 test (96.52 percent …

Ibiza government prepping rapid test system that will allow tourists to return in 2021

by: Rugby Scruggs Oct 15, 2020 Ibiza is preparing to open for tourism next summer. To do so, a COVID-19 rapid testing infrastructure must be in place to ensure that the nightlife haven does not become a hotspot for the virus. The governments of the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands in Spain announced that incoming …