For February 18th, I announced the final decision on the implementation of the rally ElChott 2020, which was postponed to the end of March 2021. This decision has already been made today:
Unfortunately, the rally cannot take place also during the alternative period.
Despite the best efforts of everyone involved in the organization, it is not possible under the current circumstances to reliably guarantee to a safely run of the event in Tunisia.
The number of covid-19-infections in Europe but also in Tunisia is still high. In addition, there is concern about the spread of new mutations of the virus. On this basis, the entry and exit restrictions of all countries concerned change again and again. Most European governments strongly advise against unnecessary travel abroad. And even if we were allowed to enter Tunisia with an appropriate hygiene and prevention plan, no authority will currently guarantee us that the rally will run smoothly. Even planned daily rapid PCR tests would not change that:
What if only one participant tested positive? Will the rally be interrupted? Do all participants have to be in quarantine for a certain period of time? Or should we leave the affected team behind?
These are all questions that I don’t get any answers to at the moment. Under these conditions, it is not possible for me and the entire team to plan the rally in a final way or even to guarantee that it will run smoothly.
So there is unfortunately no alternative to canceling the event.
I will contact all the participants concerned personally by e-mail.
