RIGA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Latvian National Opera and Ballet (LNOB) has been closed until Nov. 1 after a cluster of COVID-19 cases was reported in the opera choir, its director Egils Silins said Monday.
According to Silins, the infections have been found in the opera choir and to break the chain of infections, the administration has decided to cancel all performances and close the opera house until November.
Performances at the LNOB had been cancelled since Oct. 17 after one chorister was reported to have the infection a day earlier. On Monday, Culture Minister Nauris Puntulis informed about three more cases in the opera choir.
So far, COVID-19 cases have only been reported among choristers and there are no reports of any cases in opera soloists or ballet dancers.
Silins said that after testing the choir, orchestra, ballet troupe and most of the administration, around 300 more employees of the LNOB have yet to be tested for COVID-19. Enditem
