Several cases of covid during Eurovision

Several cases of covid during Eurovision

A person in Iceland's Eurovision delegation has tested positive for covid-19. Iceland will thus miss Daði Freyr and his entourage on the first day of this year's Eurovision week in Rotterdam.

TT Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, where the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in 2021. The semifinals will take place on May 18 and 20, and the final on May 22. also a person in the Polish delegation positive for the virus and the artist Rafal, who represents the country along with his dancers, has been quarantined at one of the hotels.All artists, other participants and staff who are in the arena must undergo rapid tests for covid-19 every 48 hours. In an email, the Eurovision organizer EBU writes that the Icelandic delegation has been isolated. ”In line with our strict safety regulations, the person has now isolated himself and as a preventive measure, the other members of the delegation are also isolated. Unfortunately, this means that the Icelandic delegation will miss the turquoise carpet, which takes place on the afternoon of Sunday 16 May “, it is written. The turquoise carpet is the welcome event during Eurovision week, where artists and songwriters have the opportunity to show themselves and be interviewed by journalists. for this year's ESC since the country's Duncan Laurence won Eurovision in Israel 2019 with the song “Arcade”. Sweden is represented by this year's winner Tusse Chiza, who got start number four in the first semis. This year, 3,500 covide-tested people will be admitted as spectators during the semifinals, genre rep and the grand final.