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Spaniards were allowed to go outside to play sports and take a walk on the weekend. Many European countries loosen some, sometimes drastic, anti-crown measures earlier in the week. However, many strict precautionary rules still apply.
Germany reopens schools
At the beginning of the week, the restrictions applicable due to the crown pandemic will be further relaxed in many federal states. Hairdressers can reopen their salons, hundreds of thousands of students can study in schools again. Last week, the federal and state governments had already agreed to allow services and open playgrounds. Museums and zoos are also expected to receive visitors in many places, all under hygiene requirements.
Italians can go out again
After almost two long months, Italy eased curfews, which were among the strictest in Europe. As of Monday, about 60 million people can go out for sports or walking for the first time. Industry and construction start production again.
However, most stores remain closed. Restaurants and bars can only offer a delivery or takeaway service and are closed for visits until June. The government of Rome had quarantined people across the country on March 10, and then closed non-vital production.
Austrians can visit relatives in homes again
Starting Monday, nursing home and senior home visits are restricted. In addition, regular classes start again for around 100,000 students in the final grades of the Alpine Republic. Under the government’s step-by-step plan, elementary schools and lower grades will be ready in mid-May; all others will follow in early June.
In the country, all stores and almost all service providers are now open again. The restaurants will continue on May 15 and the hotels at the end of May. However, hygiene rules still apply, such as a minimum distance of one meter and the use of mouth protection in stores and public transportation.
The French have to wait a little longer
France does not want to relax the strict exit restrictions until May 11. The use of protective masks on public transport should be mandatory. Stores should be able to reopen from this date. However, restaurants or cafeterias will remain closed; The beaches are also taboo for visitors and athletes until at least June 1.
Health Minister Olivier Véran also warned on Sunday that the May 11 date could falter if the pandemic is not sufficiently contained by then. Véran also dampened hope in the Le Parisien newspaper with a view to the summer holidays. I didn’t know if the beaches could be opened again. I would not buy a plane ticket personally.
Belgians remain cautious
The first phase of relief from conditions in Belgium is scheduled to start on Monday. Therefore, more buses and trains should drive again, and a mask requirement applies to people from the age of twelve. Companies that have other companies as customers but do not serve individuals can open. You can also open fabric and haberdashery shops. Other stores beyond the grocery store are said to remain for another week.
In compliance with the rules of distance, the sport is allowed again with two people who do not live in their own home. However, working at home should still be the rule, and people should rarely leave home, for example, to go shopping, to go to work or to the doctor. The next stages of relaxation are scheduled for May 11 and 18. The gradual opening of the school is only addressed in phase three.
Polish travelers no longer have to be quarantined
Polish citizens who work or study in Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic or Lithuania no longer have to be quarantined for 14 days on Monday when they return to Poland. However, quarantine regulation still applies to medical personnel and people who work in care facilities.
Hotels, shopping malls and outdoor sports fields should be reopened. Controls at the borders with other EU member states will remain in force until May 13, the country is also closed to foreigners. Exceptions apply to people with a permanent residence permit, truckers and diplomats.
Hungary, Greece and Portugal
In Hungary, people outside and around Budapest can move freely again if the minimum distance is observed. Stores can open without restrictions, restaurants can reopen if serving outside. Nationally, masks are required in stores and public transportation. In Greece, citizens can leave the house without restrictions starting on Monday. However, traveling to another prefecture (roughly equivalent to a district in Germany) is not allowed. Hairdressing salons, electronics stores and bookstores reopen. Starting Monday, masks are required on public transportation, elevators, and hospitals, as well as medical appointments. Many small stores can reopen in Portugal. Outdoor sports are allowed again. (SDA)
