The spread at the Bolshoi appeared to symbolise a failure which sees Moscow's hospitals in emergency mode and suspicions the rising official figures - with another record of 2,774 new cases today - mask the real toll. 'When I was walking on stage I still had a feeling that audience were there.' The event was meant as a thank you to Russian doctors, emergency workers and volunteers involved in tackling the coronavirus crisis - but it appears to have been organised and performed without proper social distancing.ĭancer Sergei Polunin - formerly of London's Royal Ballet - said: 'I was happy to be back on stage and dance in support of people who fighting the virus and people who are staying at home. Several hundred people involved in arranging the concert had passed a test a few days before the event. Urin added: 'There's no way that dozens of cases were identified at the concert itself.'
They didn't have a fever or clear signs of illness, but they were all suspended from work and sent to quarantine.' 'Thirty-four people tested positive for coronavirus. 'Without exception, all of the theatre's personnel, including security guards and engineers, were tested for coronavirus two days before the concert,' Urin said.