By Tony Winterburn • Published: 22 May 2020 • 8:49
Although a full rush to the last phase of the lockdown is seen by some as a dangerous move an Oxford professor is not so sure we need to be so careful now and bar owners in Spain’s most popular tourist destination, Benidorm, couldn’t agree more.
University of Oxford professor Sunetra Gupta, claims there is a “strong possibility” the hospitality sector could open without a spike. The professor of Theoretical Epidemiology also called for a “rapid exit” as the disease is “on its way out.” Quoting Unherd.com, she said: “The government’s defence is that this (the Imperial College model) was a plausible worst-case scenario. “I agree it was a plausible – or at least a possible – worst-case scenario. The question is, should we act on a possible worst-case scenario, given the costs of lockdown? “It seems to me that, given that the costs of lockdown are mounting, that case is becoming more and more fragile. “If the bars and restaurants in Benidorm were allowed to open fully then the summer season could yet be saved,” said one local bar owner.
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