While France is entering its second week of reconfinement, several of its neighbors are on the contrary letting ballast on health measures, opening the door to a way out of the crisis.
Reopening of shops and terraces in the United Kingdom
From Monday April 12, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in February, non-essential stores and hair salons will once again welcome customers.
Pubs and restaurants - but only outdoors - will also be able to reopen their doors at this time, as will museums.
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Boris Johnson, encouraged by the improvement in the situation in the United Kingdom, on the other hand refused to commit to a date for the return of trips abroad, banned until May 17 except for an essential reason.
“
We don't want to see the virus re-import into this country from overseas.
There is a resurgence in some parts of the world,
”he said recently at a press conference.
We're going back to museums in Portugal
In Portugal, the screw also loosened at the beginning of April, the second stage of a gradual deconfinement plan.
Gatherings will however be limited to four people per table on the terraces, while group lessons remain prohibited in sports halls and museums will have to adapt their opening hours.
But the inhabitants of Lisbon are gradually finding their way back to the terraces.
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In Greece, most stores were allowed to reopen on Monday, except department stores and shopping malls, despite still worrying figures.
A firm supporter of the vaccine passport, Greece hopes to revive tourism from mid-May, which represents a very large part of its GDP, around 20%.
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The "Corona pass" in Denmark
Denmark is one of the first in Europe to implement the “passport covid” system, while the European Commission is working on the launch of a digital “green certificate” to circulate freely again in the EU.
In the Scandinavian country, the “corona pass” is not currently used for travel, even if the government intends to do so in the long term.
On the other hand, it will be compulsory to access the terraces which are scheduled to reopen on April 21, then in restaurants, museums, theaters and cinemas from May 6.
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After the winter chaos, the United States is breathing
Farther from us, the United States are vaccinating and seeing "real life" coming back after the winter chaos.
The country has largely loosened restrictions on the movement of people.
Shops, bars and restaurants have reopened their doors since Valentine's Day.
And Americans wishing to go swimming on the beaches of Mexico can easily fly and lay their towel along the eastern coast of the border country.
Today, more than one in five American adults are fully immunized, receiving both doses.
The United States is at the forefront of the most advanced countries in terms of immunization.
But the threat of a fourth wave looms.
The objective of a "
return to normal
" on July 4, the national holiday, remains unchanged for the moment.
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