Austria wants to gradually relax the restrictions in place to fight the new coronavirus from April 14, starting with the reopening of small businesses and according to a resumption calendar of the various activities which will be spread out over several months, announced Monday the government.
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" Our goal is to restart it in stages, " said Chancellor Sebastian Kurz at a press conference, calling on people to keep " the greatest discipline ."
After the small shops on April 14, all the other stores should reopen in early May, then the restaurants in mid May, large public gatherings being prohibited until at least the end of June.
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