A number of revellers who partied at Glastonbury Festival have reported testing positive for coronavirus in the days following the event.
More than 200,000 people flocked through the gates of Worthy Farm and large crowds formed to see headliners Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar perform along with scores of other artists throughout the five-day event. With Covid restrictions having been lifted by the government early in the year, Glastonbury provided many people with their first opportunity to party in large crowds since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
But as thousands of bleary eyes festival-goers made their way home, many took to Twitter to report taking a rather unpleasant guest with them. Among them are The Times' science reporter and religious affairs correspondent Kaya Burgess, who tweeted: "I had a wonderful time at Glastonbury. Its magic is undimmed, reports Somerset Live.
