Dutch dance lovers offered lockdown relief at test event

People attend a music event at Ziggo Dome venue, which opened its doors to small groups of people that have been tested negative of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Amsterdam, Netherlands March 6, 2021. Picture taken March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Eva Plevier

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dance music lovers in Amsterdam were offered a short relief from COVID-19 lockdown on Saturday, treated to their first live show in over a year while serving as guinea pigs in a research project.

A total of 1,300 people were allowed at a carefully orchestrated test event in Amsterdam's biggest music hall, the ZiggoDome, which in normal times has a capacity of up to 17,000.