This could change as Germany may go into another national lockdown, but the message has been received loud and clear by us all; we will open our borders at the drop of a hat for the tourist dollar no matter what the implications.

All this news comes as Germany reports "exponential growth" in infections, while Ibiza has managed to substantially bring down its numbers.

It hasn’t been easy to do – restaurants, bars and big stores have been closed for several weeks only reopening in the last few days, and movement has been restricted.

Ibiza has mainly done what it’s been told, most have played by the rules, and we are coming out on top.

The method behind the madness of potentially letting in thousands of tourists from a country with more infections than your own is very simple – money.

The vast majority in the Balearic archipelago earn their income from tourism. The Balearics, and especially the three smaller islands, are one-trick ponies, we have very little else.

The only ones who don’t rely on tourism are the migrants who retired and relocated or those who earn their coin in the cyber world or off-island while enjoying the lifestyle that 300 days of sunshine per year affords you.

If someone says "close the borders until it’s all over" or "forget about tourism", then I can 100% guarantee that they don’t need this industry to feed their family or put shoes on their children’s feet.

It’s a fantastic position to be in, and these are the lucky ones, but most of us in Ibiza and the Balearics desperately need the cash flow and income that tourism brings, especially as the Spanish government has been woefully inadequate in stepping up and helping out with a convoluted system that promises little and delivers even less.

Every day, there is talk of financial assistance, but scratch away at the surface and the process is so difficult and arbitrary that few know how, or have the will, to apply.

The bottom line is that the Balearics desperately needs tourism. Luckily, it can still afford to be selective, and this is where the decision to resume tourism at Easter becomes even more bizarre. Easter lasts for 10 days, but many will travel for a week or less.

Faced with a long summer ahead of us, including the three main months of mid-June to mid-September where the overwhelming profit is earned, are we really going to take a risk for a handful of days at the start of April where only a select few will benefit?

Have we really worked this hard up until now to let down our guard just for a few days? Wouldn’t it be better to stay closed for a short time longer so infections can lower further and more vaccines can be administered?

Those arriving, national and international, will need a negative PCR certificate to enter and also fill out the usual online forms. But as we saw at Christmas when the same provisions were in place, this isn’t a failsafe system.

We need tourism, we live off tourism but we also need to be sensible with a clear and concise plan that allows for all eventualities.

Like the flu, this virus isn’t going to disappear, so we need to learn to live with it. Some calculated risks may have to be taken along the way, but only when the rewards outweigh these risks. Easter, in my humble opinion, is too much too soon.

Martin Makepeace is managing director of Ibiza Property Shop. He moved to the island in the early-1990s and writes the Man in San An blog.