U.S., June 21 -- Forget Coronavirus, let's save tourism and the economy, maybe the incentive behind Spanish officials reopening their country to tourists from elsewhere in Europe Sunday after a three-month lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Or is the message, we did it. COVID-19 was really bad, but we worked hard and had become a safe place to welcome visitors again.

Checking the temperature by arriving tourists, and asking questions may look good in the PR world, but how effective is this global quick check to keep this deadly virus out of a country?

In the following numbers the truth is buried:

Spain has the 5th highest death rate for COVID-19 based on population ( 606 per million) after San Marino, Belgium, Andorra, and the U...