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In conditions of partial confinement and with a few days of relaxation of restrictive measures during the festive season they will Christmas most European countries in the middle of the second and deadliest wave of their pandemic new coronavirus.
In France, The Emanuel Macron In a televised speech, he announced a multi-phase timetable for the gradual opening up of society and the economy, starting next Saturday.
Since then, small businesses, places of worship have been opened and travel for walking and sports will be allowed within a radius of 20 km and for three hours.
Restaurants, bars, gyms and nightclubs will be closed “regardless of size” until at least January 20 and will be supported by the state.
Cinemas, theaters and museums will open from December 15. From then on, there will be a traffic ban from 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 am
From December 24 to 31 there will be no traffic restrictions, but meetings will be prohibited.
Around January 20, it will be considered whether the measures can be further relaxed by opening restaurants, bars, gyms and nightclubs. The condition is that the cases remain below 5,000 per day.
The French president clarified that vaccination will not be compulsory and the vaccination program that is being organized, from the end of December to the beginning of January, will be “fast and massive.” Priority will be given to vulnerable groups and the elderly.
Great Britain: up to three families for five days
Following the decision to lift the closure, on December 2, in United Kingdom decided today a common strategy to follow at Christmas in England, as well as in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Thus, up to three families will be able to meet from December 23 to 27 in a house for the celebration of Christmas. Meetings can be held in homes, open-air pubs, or places of worship, but not in banquets or reception areas.
“It may not be a ‘normal’ Christmas, but as we approach the festive season, we are working closely to find a way for family and friends to see each other, even for a short time, recognizing that being limited and careful “ refers to a relevant joint return.
Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris johnson He presented to parliament yesterday the new measures for the coronavirus that will be implemented when the general closure in England ends on December 2, but he warned that in some areas instead of relaxing, they can be strengthened.
The announcement made by the British Prime Minister via teleconference about his government’s winter plan was abruptly interrupted by a technical problem in the sound. However, Johnson managed to affirm that the exit from the tunnel of the pandemic is already visible, although this Christmas will not be normal.
Germany: relaxation of holiday-only restrictions
In GermanyAfter days of consultations, the prime ministers of the 16 states agreed on a plan that provides for new measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, such as easing restrictions on Christmas. They will debate their proposals in a videoconference with the Chancellor Angela Merkel tomorrow Wednesday.
As for the two vacations, until now they are the basic modalities for which an agreement prevails.
The first, according to Deutsche Welle, foresees that of the December 23 to January 1 Private gatherings of up to ten people will be allowed. Children up to 14 years old are excluded from this restriction. Prime ministers advise citizens to voluntarily stay in quarantine for a few days before the holidays.
The second regulation stipulates that fireworks will be allowed the day before the New Year, but not in busy squares and main streets. The topic of the operation of the churches on Christmas days is still open.
Tighter regulations are provided for the remainder of the period. The partial blockade runs until December 20. Exceptions are allowed for areas where new coronavirus cases are “markedly” below 50 per 100,000 residents in a week. Private meetings are limited to five people from two different households. In closed public spaces and in crowded places the use of a mask will be mandatory, as well as to a large extent in the workplace. In areas with the highest number of coronavirus cases, the use of a mask will be mandatory for first-grade high school students. Teaching in universities will be carried out almost exclusively through the Internet.
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