European countries are gradually reducing the severity of restrictive measures in connection with the improvement of the epidemiological situation, reports euronews.
Hungary found it possible to change the duration of the curfew. Now it starts at midnight, and catering and non-food stores will be open until 23:00. Citizens with immune certification have received long-awaited privileges – they can visit restaurants and gyms. From May 10, vaccination of the age group from 16 to 18 years begins.
From June 15, young people in France aged 18+ will be able to get vaccinated, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. And from May 15, all residents of the country over 50 years old, without exception, will be able to vaccinate. To date, 29% of French adults have already received at least one vaccination.
From today opens the land border with Spain, which has been closed since January, Portugal. Since yesterday, any physical activity in the open air is allowed in the country, it is allowed to visit restaurants and cafes in groups of up to 6 people indoors and up to 10 people on open terraces. However, despite the relaxation of quarantine measures, telecommuting in Portugal is encouraged.
But Turkey is tightening measures against coronavirus amid a significant increase in the number of infected: round-the-clock isolation mode (leaving home only for a good reason) and distance learning for schoolchildren.
In Greece, the government has developed gradual plan exit from quarantine. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas, speaking on ANT1 TV channel, stressed that the return to normal life will occur week after week and always subject to safeguards. Greece has one of the lowest morbidity and mortality rates in Europe due to the new coronavirus pandemic. , which many experts associate with the early adoption of social distancing and quarantine measures.
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