Germany and France show how to make Christmas with coronavirus – World

In Greece we forget the end of Lockdown on the 30th of the month, however a “fever” of consultations is expected for the next steps.

The scientific community describes the extension of the measures as a necessity, but also the very careful opening of retail stores, largely maintaining the restrictive measures.

The prime minister’s meeting with the relevant ministers on Friday is crucial, where further assessments can be made on the decisions examined.

In any case, elevation measurements will follow NSS decompression and this will be the “gauge” of how we will celebrate Christmas this year.

The fact is that the observance of distances, the universal use of a mask and the avoidance of large gatherings will be universally observed for a long time before us.

The Prime Minister himself made it clear that the de-escalation will not follow “dates”, but “health data”, with the scenarios indicating that it is possible that we will have the opening of primary schools and kindergartens as of December 7 and the rest of the schools a week later. A necessary condition, as we said, is the decompression of the NSS.

From there, it will be possible to launch the opening of the stores for December 14, while for the catering all the scenarios are examined with the restrictions being strict, while as Mr. Petsas has clarified, no bars or discos.

It is also anticipated that travel outside the Regional Housing Unit will not be allowed to avoid transitions to winter resorts.

It remains to be seen, of course, what will apply to SMS and churches.

In any case, the latter is the responsibility of the Commission. The “openness”, however, is expected this time to follow the standards followed by the EU countries, especially those of Germany and France.

What is happening in germany

As Deutsche Welle writes today, after many days of consultations, the prime ministers of the 16 German states agreed on a plan that contemplates new measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, such as easing restrictions at Christmas. They will discuss their proposals in a conference call with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday.

As for the two vacations, until now they are the basic modalities for which an agreement prevails.

-The first stipulates that from December 23 to January 1, private meetings 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 on New Year’s Eve, but not in busy squares and main streets.

The topic of the operation of the churches on Christmas days is still open.

These are proposals such as the performance of more divine services to be able to serve the largest possible number of believers without violating the rules of social distance.

Tighter restrictions

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 done almost exclusively through the Internet.

Prime ministers plan to assess the effectiveness of the measures on December 15.

What is happening in france

France has partially lifted measures to slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, as President Emanuel Macron announced that the new protocol, which will come into force at the end of the year, should be determined gradually. of the year, given the improvement in the situation.

Addressing the French people, President Macron said that everyone should “continue to stay at home, telecommute when possible, skip private meetings, family gatherings and all unnecessary travel.”

At the same time, the president of France, who asked citizens to continue their efforts to limit the spread of the pandemic, stressed that “we have slowed the spread of the virus, but the pandemic is present in France as in the entire northern hemisphere: in Europe “United States, Canada, Russia. We must continue our efforts. “

Emanuel Macron announced that starting next Saturday there will be several changes.

-Firstly, it will now be allowed to travel for walking or doing physical exercise outdoors within a radius of 20 kilometers and for three hours.

-Secondly, places of worship will once again receive the faithful from Saturday but under strict conditions, while cinemas, theaters and museums will open on December 15.

But nevertheless, a traffic ban will be applied from 9pm until 7am, while bars, cafes and restaurants will be closed for the time being.

According to President Macron, on January 20 there will be new decisions depending on the development of the cases.

If the number stays below 5,000 cases a day, gyms and restaurants could reopen and the curfew could be lifted.

Secondary schools, which today very often operate in middle classes, will be able to be fully open with all students. Fifteen days later, the universities will be able to resume classes, with the physical presence of all the students.

Finally, Macron announced that the first vaccines in France against Covid-19 should be offered to those with “more fragile” health, without being mandatory, from the end of December – the beginning of January.

Highlighting that some vaccines are expected to be available by the end of December, the French head of state stressed that the first vaccines “could be manufactured once they have been approved by the competent health authorities” and that a “mass vaccination campaign” would follow, but without the vaccination. to become mandatory.

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