Finally, a fourth phase starts during Spring 2021, with an increase in alcohol consumption before the strict lockdown measures were relaxed by the end of April. Alcohol consumption steadily increases during early summer, when restrictions are lifted and vaccination starts to be massive, until the end of the observation period (end of July 2021). Although a new set of measures were implemented by mid-July (#8), its effects are unlikely to be captured by our data, since the observation period ended shortly after.
