Lockdown measures being relaxed in much of Western Europe - New Yorkers start to take to the roads again (video by D. Avlonitis)
coronavirus
11 May 2020
/ 19:04
Specialists say that if the summer weather continues like this a second wave as strong as the first may be avoided.
- Germany is continuing to relax its public restrictions, despite its reproduction rate (or R number) of infection rising above one for the second consecutive day. It has sparked fears of a second wave of the coronavirus.
- Much of Western Europe is relaxing lockdown rules, with shops widely open, albeit with social distancing measures, in France, Spain, Germany and Belgium.
- The UK government clarified its upcoming restrictions on people arriving in the country, saying arrivals from France and the Republic of Ireland will not have to quarantine.
- Big cities in Spain such as Madrid and Barcelona remain under a strict lockdown, but in smaller urban areas and more rural areas rules have been relaxed on meeting friends and family and bars and eateries with outdoor spaces are allowed to reopen.
- Much of Western Europe is relaxing lockdown rules, with shops widely open, albeit with social distancing measures, in France, Spain, Germany and Belgium.
- The UK government clarified its upcoming restrictions on people arriving in the country, saying arrivals from France and the Republic of Ireland will not have to quarantine.
- Big cities in Spain such as Madrid and Barcelona remain under a strict lockdown, but in smaller urban areas and more rural areas rules have been relaxed on meeting friends and family and bars and eateries with outdoor spaces are allowed to reopen.
- After eight weeks in the stables, French horseracing will resume on Monday, with a 10-race meet at Paris Longchamp.
- At least five players across Spain's top two football leagues have tested positive for COVID-19. The players have not been named, but are said to be asymptomatic and isolating.
Source: CGTN
