Tourists and families have flocked back to the Costa Brava since lockdown ended, taking to socialising again with gusto. But the country's coronavirus caseload has risen rapidly at the same timeThe Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism.
why has europe done so poorly in handling the virus?
🤔 Spain FlattenTheCurve Madrid Hospital Doctor working since the beginning of the pandemic says it's over:
Maybe it has already!
Does it even matter? You can either die of the disease or of hunger, no work. This is where we stand in the world. You can't have both.
More to the point, can UK flatten the curve before our kids are put in danger? 47M population Spain's 900 cases causing UK Govt returning travellers' quarantine requirements equates to 1,200 in the UK - a level now reached, equating to 500x new UK daily cases at Lock-down start.
No.
'But even the man in charge of Spain's Covid-19 response admits 'things are not going well'. '
No
Has anyone noticed that destination countries have spiked in covid:Spain,France,Croatia and even Greece. Just spitballing here but could it be due to tourists from around Europe holidaying in those areas. My guess is countries like Spain feel they can take a covid hit now
You can have 20,000 new cases a day and the curve can still be flat. Stupid question..
If some people around the world keep on acting silly while the rest keep the rules, certainly not.
can we?