University of Warwick

Eat Out to Help Out Off the Menu When Restaurants Reopen After Lockdown | Eater London

"A university-led study published last autumn examined the timing of the government's dining-discount programme and reported a sharp increase in COVID-19 infection clusters about a week after the scheme began, estimating that up to 17% of new clusters could be linked to the programme. The research became a focal point in debates over the scheme's public-health impact, but its conclusions were publicly disputed by the chancellor, who pointed to similar autumn surges elsewhere in Western Europe to question the study's attribution." - Adam Coghlan