Dutch Music Festival Linked to 1,000 New COVID Cases

More than 1,000 attendees of an outdoor music festival in the Dutch city of Utrecht have tested positive for COVID-19 since the event took place on the first weekend of July, CNBC reports, citing Dutch media and Utrecht’s regional heath board. Verknipt festival had attracted some 20,000 attendees and billed itself as a COVID-safe return to live dance music, barring entry to anybody without proof of full vaccination or a negative test.

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