Venue – using outdoor venues seem to be the best bet for now and where possible these should be chosen as preferred. Indoor venues may be considered for very small events so the ventilation system is able to cope with being able to refresh the air well within the venue.  Any seating whether outdoors or indoors should take into consideration the distancing norms. It would mean reducing attendee numbers in most cases. Nevertheless safety should be of paramount importance.

Sports Events – as most Sports events would take place outdoors, one would think they are a ‘safe’ bet. Not so, if it involves a large gathering of people with wanton disregard to wearing of masks and distancing norms, it could turn into a super spreader event rather than something related to health and wellbeing! Organizing such events is still possible however strict safety guidelines would need to be set. All attendees would have to be mandated to pre-test and strictly follow all safety guidelines. As an organizer, all participants would need to be made aware of mandatory safety protocols, sufficient marshals would need to be around to ensure compliance of all such regulations and any noncompliance would need to be dealt with without delay.

Final Thoughts:

If we are to keep profit and making money above the health and safety of our attendees, partners and colleagues, we are never safely getting out of this abyss. All businesses need to make money (duh) however Duty of Care needs to be an integral part of our business.

The safer we make it for everyone, the more events we can put out there instead of heading into another upward curve of the disease or being the cause of a super spreader event.