Nightclubs in Magaluf and Ibiza may have to stay closed for the rest of the year and even into 2021 unless a coronavirus vaccine is found.
The Balearic government says it can't allow them to reopen because of the risk to health and the difficulty in controlling crowds.
But disco and club owners in the holiday hotspots have hit back, saying they want a pilot scheme to take place over a period of ten days to test their own safety proposals.
The government of Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca is indicating that nightspots will have to keep their doors shut for the rest of the year, even though international tourists are being allowed back to the islands from June 21st.
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