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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Maya Yang

Coachella and sister festival Stagecoach lift Covid restrictions

The sun sets over the Coachella festival in Indio, California, in 2018.
The new decision marks a reversal of policy. Last October, the festivals’ organizers said they would require attendees to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test. Photograph: Amy Harris/Invision/AP

In a reversal of its previous policy, the Coachella music festival will not require Covid-19 vaccination, testing or masking when it resumes this April in southern California, the organizers said.

The hugely popular festival saw up to 125,000 attendees leading up to the start of pandemic, during which it was cancelled three times.

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