{"id":121765,"date":"2022-02-28T15:25:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T14:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=121765"},"modified":"2022-03-01T15:43:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T14:43:45","slug":"mice-events-health-surveillance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/mice-events-health-surveillance","title":{"rendered":"MICE: major events still under health surveillance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pandemic brought the curtain down on the world's major congresses for almost two years. But with the positive developments in the health climate, the curtain is gradually being lifted on these key events for an entire sector. First mass<\/strong> to be held in this post-covid era, the Mobile World Congress will bring together in Barcelona, from 28 February to 3 March, all the players in the world of telecommunications, some from Europe, but also from Asia-Pacific and the United States, including AT&T, Amazon, Huawei, Nokia, Qualcomm and Telstra. An obviously strategic event for a host of CEOs and their comex<\/strong>followed on their journey by delegations of up to 200 people.<\/p>\n

However, if these events can take place again, they will always be monitored. \"\u00a0Even if the health situation is better today, we are still in a pandemic<\/strong><\/em>says Philippe Guibert, Regional Medical Director of International SOS. We need to remain vigilant and anticipate the fact that putting hundreds of people in an enclosed space can have consequences. There's a growing enthusiasm for the resumption of these events, but also a concern that they shouldn't be places of mass propagation.<\/em>. \"<\/p>\n

In this context, International SOS<\/a> has been helping some of these major companies to prepare their trips for several months now. Starting with study the decision factors upstream<\/strong> as to whether or not they should attend the congress, and by anticipating travel conditions in the light of changes in health regulations and the vaccination status of travellers, paying particular attention to any cases involving vulnerable people.<\/p>\n

These preparation plans<\/strong> have also taken into account a wide range of parameters, from the study of hygiene and ventilation measures implemented in the areas where the dinners and cocktails will be held to the measures to be put in place during the congress, with the provision of nurses or service providers for carry out tests<\/strong>. Another important piece of information for companies is that International SOS has monitored changes in the conditions to which travellers will be subject. in the event of a positive test<\/strong> or contact cases, all of which can have an impact on the return journey or further travel to other European countries.<\/p>\n

With the significant drop in the number of people infected by the virus, is this support role offered by International SOS likely to continue? \"\u00a0If the pandemic problem is going to diminish, these expectations of organisers will always be high<\/strong>s in terms of health safety<\/em>\" says Philippe Guibert, who points out that the idea of supporting companies for events of this kind is not new: \"\u00a0We did this at the start of the pandemic, by contributing our experience to determine whether an event could actually be held and, if so, under what conditions. We're taking up something that's already been started.<\/em>\u00a0\"<\/p>\n