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A new briefing paper ‘Pubs and COVID-19: Flawed claims and faulty reasoning’ by the IEA’s Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon was featured in the Metro.
Responding to claims that pubs and restaurants fuel 30% of cases, Chris argued that ‘In fact, the evidence that pubs are a significant source of COVID-19 transmission is very weak. The curfew has been counter-productive. Pubs and restaurants are highly regulated environments. Shutting them down again is likely to make the situation worse.’
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Responding to claims that pubs and restaurants fuel 30% of cases, Chris argued that ‘In fact, the evidence that pubs are a significant source of COVID-19 transmission is very weak. The curfew has been counter-productive. Pubs and restaurants are highly regulated environments. Shutting them down again is likely to make the situation worse.’
Read the full article here.
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