Day 0 of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and the Covid verification settings at the venue experienced some early-onset issues. This morning, the formula was blocked for about an hour, banning those who had shown up with scheduled appointments.
The early risers were covered from 8am local time at the Biogroup site near the Palace and were eventually turned away because they were unable to record the evidence. A facility worker told Deadline that there had been a connectivity factor with the central server however it had since been resolved.
The site was fully operational at 9:30 a. m. and was working fine by the time this journalist arrived for his test. The facility also operated successfully throughout the day yesterday, some participants said they waited up to 8 hours for their results, rather than the results. six announced.
Online booking for tests has been largely transparent until now, and participants can now schedule all their tests for the duration of the festival, even though tests are booked in 10-minute increments and there is a limit on the number of tests. other people who can sign up at express times, workers weren’t checking hours this morning and anyone who simply posts a QR code can log in.
Un vaccinated delegates must be able to provide a permanent negative result of less than 48 hours to access certain festival spaces by adding the Palais, which requires that they be reviewed every two days of their stay. This also applies to the other vaccinated. people arriving from non-EU countries, in addition to the US and UK. However, a negative check does not appear to be mandatory for the collection of credentials at present.
Last night, the first to arrive had fun with the kind of check — a saliva collection — that many didn’t know about. Instead of a nasal or throat swab, delegates are asked to administer a safe amount of saliva into a tube in small individual booths. that the facility resonates with the sound of other people collecting saliva.
In the already torrid situations here at Cannes, the amount of saliva required proved to be a challenge for some, especially first thing in the morning after some rosés the day before.
However, if you show up with food, drinks, or a cigarette in your hand, or if you have fed on them within 30 minutes of your arrival, you will be asked to perform a swab check on an adjacent domain that had a longer tail. at the time of writing.
Overall, most of the first arrivals here interviewed via Deadline seem inspired by the systems installed through Cannes for themselves opposed to Covid and are excited that the festival can host a physical edition despite the challenges.
Deadline asked the festival to comment on this morning’s issue.
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