Is Euro 2020 a super spreader event?
Is Euro 2020 a super spreader event? The difference between the two ongoing football fests couldn’t be starker. While the players in the Copa America play their hearts out in echoing empty stadia, the Euro 2020 games are just as festive as ever, playing out in front of die-hard, (seems like an inappropriate word to use here, but I am going with it anyway) ostensibly Covid-free fans. As I watch the matches with a mixture of hope and envy, there’s this niggling feeling in the back of my mind that’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Now, just to be clear, I am as eager as the next guy to be seduced by the allure of a Covid-free world. But are we really there yet? Is Europe going to see a new wave of infections? I know that precautions are being taken, but the sight of the Puskas Arena, packed to the brim, is deeply unsettling! So I thought I’d take a closer look. A tale of eleven cities One unintended consequence of Covid-19 is that it has democratised the ...