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Millions of people around the world on Monday began emerging from the isolation imposed by the new Corona virus, after several countries, most of them European, eased their stringent quarantine measures to combat the spread of the epidemic.
The following is a presentation of the situation in each country:
United States
The US senators returned to Washington DC on Monday for the first time in nearly six weeks.
The council is meeting to discuss differences between the Republican and Democratic parties on the next step in anti-epidemic legislation, and to consider appointments to senior government officials nominated by President Donald Trump.
Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchen said Trump is studying ways to stimulate travel and wants to make tax changes to urge people to return to restaurants.
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Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will begin easing measures to contain the Corona virus starting Monday, and will lift restrictions on travel between cities in seven regions, and reduce the curfew imposed on the elderly and young people on the weekend.
Erdogan said older and younger men will be allowed to go out for four hours for one day a week from the beginning of the week, and movement restrictions will be lifted in seven cities except Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.
He added that shopping malls, barber shops and some stores may open on May 11, and that universities will return to their university year from June 15.
Italy
Factories, workshops and offices reopened to 4.5 million Italians who were called to resume work, and muzzle adjustment, set at 0.5 euros, has become mandatory in transport.
Work was resumed in the industries, construction and wholesale trade sectors, as well as in restaurants and bars to meet the demands customers are taking.
It will be completely reopened on June 1, as is the case with beauty salons and hairdressing salons.
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Spain
Some small stores have opened their doors, such as hairdressing salons that can receive customers by appointment and separately, and bars and restaurants are entitled to receive sales orders for customers to take them outside the restaurant, at a time when gags are compulsory on public transportation.
In some Balearic and Canary Islands, it will be available for most shops, museums and pub and restaurant verandas, to open its doors whenever certain numbers are received, and also hotels. These measures will be applied in the rest of the country on May 11.
The Spanish Football League said in a statement Monday that the first and second clubs will return to individual training this week for the first time since the activity was suspended.
Belgium
The movement timidly returned to Belgium on the first day of the slow lifting of the stone measures, as the atmosphere remained bleak amid light traffic and low demand for public transport such as trains, subways, and buses, with passengers committed to wearing masks. .
During the first stage, which began on Monday, it is allowed to return employees to companies that do not receive a hearing, as long as a meter and a half is required for each other.
The resumption of the activity supposes an increase of the train and the means of transport in the cities, since the adjustment of the muzzle is obligatory from the age of twelve.
Germany
Today, schools gradually opened their doors in some provinces, as well as hairdressing and hair salons, places of worship and museums.
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Austria
Travel restrictions were lifted, and gatherings of no more than 10 people were allowed, but amid restrictions on social divergence, the use of a protective mask is mandatory in transportation and stores.
Final graders return to their seats on Monday, with the rest gradually following.
Portugal
Car dealerships and libraries have opened, as well as stores less than 200 square meters, and beauty and hair salons will be able to return to work according to the above dates. A protective mask is mandatory on public transport.
Clubs competing in the Portuguese lights soccer league, including Porto and Benfica, resumed training on Monday for the first time since activity was disrupted by the Covid-19 epidemic, amid plans to resume the league on 30 may.
Hungary
Cafes, restaurants, beaches and public pools have been reopened across the country, except Budapest, and the protective mask remains mandatory in transport and shops.
Poland
Hotels, shopping malls, and various cultural institutions, including public libraries and some museums, have opened their doors.
In Warsaw, the Poles went in great numbers, and all of them put on protective masks according to the instructions of the authorities, to the shopping centers.
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Greece
On Monday, Greek authorities lifted restrictions across the country for the first time in six weeks, while allowing the reopening of approximately 10% of small businesses, including hairdressers, libraries, and florists. The churches opened their doors, but only for individual prayers.
The rest of the retail stores will open on May 11, in light of the government’s weekly assessment of the situation.
Iceland
High schools and universities reopened in Iceland on Monday after seven weeks of closure as part of the first phase of easing restrictions related to curbing the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic.
How Hairdressers and dentists have been allowed to resume their activities, but pools, gyms, and bars will remain closed.
The number of meeting participants will increase to 50, after being limited to 20.
Cyprus
The streets of Nicosia today returned to a semi-normal movement for the first time in a month and a half, with active traffic. Waiting lines were seen in front of some stores that reopened their doors.
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Countries wait
United Kingdom
The British government announced that it is preparing to lift the stone measures “in stages.” Next Sunday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to present his plan to ease the country’s Crown-related closings, while discussing new regulations on how to maintain social estrangement in the workplace.
The quarantine measures imposed in late March will be subject to review on Thursday in Britain, one of the countries most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the government has already announced that the measures will be eased, but gradually.
France
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Monday that the government may allow the resumption of religious rites before the end of May, if the gradual relaxation of the isolation measures from May 11 does not result in an increase in the incidence of coronavirus.
Balkan countries
In CroatiaOnce again, it opened the doors of stores that require direct contact with customers, such as hairdressers.
And in SerbiaRestaurants and cafes have been opened, but with a commitment to social distance, public transport has resumed with the mandatory application of the protective mask, but the curfew remains in place.
And in Slovenia, Cafes, restaurants, hairdressing salons, museums and libraries have been reopened, with the commitment to put the protective mask in closed public places, transport and shops.
And in BulgariaAnd after the reopening of parks and public parks, hikers can go out on Sunday.
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Asia is on the way
Iran
Iran on Monday reopened mosques in parts of the country that were considered low risk in terms of the spread of the emerging coronavirus.
The faithful are to enter the mosques, wearing masks and gloves, and were told that they can only stay for half an hour during prayer times, and that they must wear their own items.
Mosques were to refrain from providing them with food and drinks, providing hand sanitizers, and disinfecting all surfaces.
South Korea
South Korean students are slated to return to schools starting next week, according to officials Monday, as the country seeks to return to normal after a dramatic drop in the number of Coronavirus infections in the last days.
Singapore
The Singapore government announced on Monday that it will allow companies to gradually resume work starting May 12.
Malaysia
Seven weeks after authorities demanded that citizens remain indoors, Malaysians today began to resume some aspects of their lives before the Coronavirus outbreak, and some companies began to open their doors, and restaurants were allowed to provide services to clients who are separated.
And Africa .. Nigeria
Nigeria began easing restrictions imposed on the capital Abuja and its largest city Lagos on Monday to resume activity in Africa’s largest economy.
The government has said that stay-at-home orders imposed since March 30 in the states of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun will be gradually reduced over a period of six weeks.
Lagos’ coastal streets were crowded on Monday morning with cars, buses, taxis, and motorcycles.
And regionally, Jordan
The Jordanian government announced that all economic sectors will be allowed to operate at full production capacity starting next Wednesday, and the Jordanian Minister of Industry and Commerce, Tariq Al-Hamouri, excluded some sectors, such as schools, universities and places of worship.
The decision is part of easing government restrictions to address the Coronavirus outbreak.
