Does anyone else think the trial club nights at Liverpool are a mistake?

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Trial club nights 6000 people no masks or social distancing. You have to have had negative lateral test before attending and are 'encouraged' not compulsory for pcr test 5 days after.
I think this is too soon to be trialling large crowds when people can't even go in their mums house indoors

I think it's probably OK as they're having LFT's and presumably being followed up. It's as good as time as any to try now, at the start of summer. IIRC they were very keen on the ventilation side of things.

Fwiw I won't even go to gyms and restaurants as I think it's risky, especially shared toilets that aren't well ventilated. They can be the guinea pigs.

It's great they are trialling now and means we can all go back to normal sooner than later. I have missed it so much! Can't wait to get back on the dance floor.

No and I hope they had a great time. I bet this is the first experience of a nightclub for some of them!

I think it was amazing. I cried for them I was so happy. Brilliant idea, great to trial it.

I think it's ridiculous. We still have restrictions yet 6000 people can go off and mingle whilst the rest of us muppets abide to the rules.

Absolute joke. Who's even to say that the test is even their own.

No, it's a fabulous idea.

All the trial events so far have been successful, no covid spikes afterwards. I'm all for it.

I'm not against the trial or nightclubs reopening at all but just think it's come before people allowed to see family indoors which doesn't make sense

They tested as they entered and it validated their tickets once it was neg, it wasn't self reported.

I guess only time will tell.

It is a very positive sign that things are in a position where we can trial things like this. Personally it will be a long time before I feel comfy in a crowd like that though

I am glad that the young people got to have a good time,

It’s a TRIAL!
We can’t all stay locked up forever ffs!

I know what you mean with gyms still being shut, holidays up in the air, it seems a bit weird. However this is a controlled experiment and we need to get life moving again.

The whole event is being run and monitored by scientists as a way to test mass testing at events. We need to get life back to normal ASAP. I'd end all measures tomorrow personally, but this is a very encouraging step to normality and I bet these people are so excited to be part of it!

Got to start somewhere. I hope they had a great time.

Nope, we need the trial to see if it is safe to open up properly.

Doing it while there are still restrictions means that any negative effects from the trial are easier to contain and also are more visible in the coming weeks. Also protects the any at risk relatives from those involved in the trial.

It's not like they are going to allow nightclubs to properly open before family visits can

Great idea. Some people just LOVE being controlled and controlling don't they?

It's a good idea to trial large events before everything opens up. The young people will be fine anyway.

It’s wonderful. When I was young dancing and socialising was a huge part of my life. I can only imagine how crazy that party’s going to be! They will be literally screaming with joy. Wish I was young enough to do something like that again.

It's come before family indoors so we can REALLY test it

I was so happy for those young people 🙏

Ooh yes those lucky duckies who got to be part of it. I hope they really let their hair down!

I’ve just seen it on the news and everyone looked so happy and it made me feel happy to watch them.

I can’t wait to see the back of masks and I hope this Trial is your first step towards it.

It's a great idea and looked like so much fun! We have to test the water somehow. I think to some people the footage looks shocking because crowds indoors have been banned for so long but we really need to get back to normality.

It's a great idea. It's a well controlled trial. Opening up to allow people to see families indoors again can't be tested in this way, so yes it makes sense for this trial to happen first.
I can only imagine how utterly ecstatic those young people who attended were. They deserve this.

@SeaTurtles92

I think it's ridiculous. We still have restrictions yet 6000 people can go off and mingle whilst the rest of us muppets abide to the rules.

Absolute joke. Who's even to say that the test is even their own.

I totally get what you are saying. I am 50/50 about this experiment. Time will tell, whether it was a good idea or not!

I think it's far too early and a crazy idea.