Hospitality sector accounts for significant amount of COVID-19 exposure: UK PM's spokesman

LONDON (Reuters) - The hospitality sector is responsible for a significant proportion of exposure to COVID-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Thursday citing preliminary data.

"Early data does suggests that a significant proportion of exposure to the virus is seen in the hospitality sector, and that that is even more pronounced in younger age groups where we have been seeing the most rapid rise in infections," the spokesman said.

(Reporting by William James; Editing by Alistair Smout)