Sydney Royal Easter Show, one of world's biggest ticketed events this year, staged without COVID case

The Sydney Royal Easter Show has made an extraordinary and triumphant return after the COVID-19 pandemic shut the gates last year.

With major events cancelled here and abroad, this could be the biggest ticketed event in the world in 2021, with almost 700,000 people expected to go through the gates by the time it closes on Monday night.

Staging the event was a "massive risk", according to the man responsible for running the event safely.

Darryl Jeffrey, the chief operating officer for the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS), said he sat down with NSW Health last year to discuss the likelihood of going ahead with the event.

He was surprised by how supportive the department was.

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Article written by: David Claughton