Infectious nightclubs: Covid outbreaks serve as risk alert

Nightclubs across the world have been linked to outbreaks, leading some countries to open up to vaccinated clubbers only

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They only wanted to enjoy themselves on the sunny Sardinian coast last summer after a tough two-month lockdown. But instead, young Italians who had frequented nightclubs returned home either with Covid-19 or laden with feelings of guilt, regret or anger at the authorities.

Nightclubs, including venues in Spain, France, the UK, Austria and Thailand, have triggered coronavirus outbreaks since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.