How young people are driving Europe’s new coronavirus cases
Increased testing and lockdown fatigue could be behind the shift
It isn’t surprising that young adults are trying to return to normal life. Many found themselves living and working in the bedrooms of cramped, rented accommodation. In Britain, people aged 16 to 24 have on average only about 26m² of liveable room in their homes. Even for those who escaped to the relative comfort of their parents’ houses, it can still be lonely being separated from peers.
The question is how to get young people back onto the programme of protecting themselves to protect older family members, colleagues and fellow commuters from infection. It’s not as simple as asking them to resist the urge to party. In London, young urbanites are far more likely to live in shared accommodation. That increases the number of potential transmissions, especially when each housemate has a separate social life...
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