{"id":6532,"date":"2021-03-15T15:17:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T19:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontonightclub.com\/ca\/?p=6532"},"modified":"2021-03-17T20:26:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T00:26:43","slug":"nightclub-industry-gives-cautious-backing-to-rapid-covid-test-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontonightclub.com\/ca\/nightclub-industry-gives-cautious-backing-to-rapid-covid-test-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nightclub Industry Gives Cautious Backing to Rapid Covid Test Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The nightclub industry has given its tentative backing to a\u00a0suggestion\u00a0that rapid\u00a0Covid testing should be offered to people in a lineup \u2013 possibly while they are waiting\u2013 as a route to open up venues that have been shut since March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

A proposal has been made for rapid-turnaround lateral flow coronavirus tests as a potential solution that would enable nightclubs, which has been described as \u201cthe toughest nuts to crack\u201d, to reopen.<\/p>

Advertisement<\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n

\u201cThat, in combination with vaccination, will probably be the route forward,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Industry leaders said they welcomed moves to establish a safe reopening for many struggling nightclubs but warned that the costs and operational challenges of rolling out a testing program were yet to be overcome.<\/p>

Advertisement<\/div>\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Rather than a test-while-you-queue strategy, they have argued for an app-based approach that would allow people to be tested beforehand and prove their negative result using their phone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n