Social distancing ‘may last into 2022’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca research has suggested. 

The length of time the coronavirus remains a threat after the initial outbreak depends on human immunity, researchers say.

And while one-time social distancing may suppress critical infections, they will recurr once these restrictions are lifted the study states.

And this may result in social distancing measures having to be imposed intermittently into 2022.

The new modelling study suggest the evolution of the virus through 2025 will be dependant on the duration of human immunity – which researchers know little about.

They say studies are urgently needed to determine the extent of population immunity, whether immunity wanes, and how fast.