Exit plans begun
Italy
Bookshops, laundries, stationers, children’s clothes stores reopened in some regions; forestry workers and IT manufacturers back at work. Full lockdown set to end 4 May
Spain
Some factory and construction workers back at work but most shops and services remain closed and office staff still working from home. Lockdown set to end 27 April but likely to be extended
Austria
Public parks, small shops, DIY and gardening supply stores reopened with strict distancing rules and masks. If virus under control, all stores will reopen on 2 May, restaurants in mid-May
Denmark
Daycare centres and primary schools have reopened on 15 April. Restaurants and cafes closed and gatherings of more than 10 people banned until 10 May. Larger gatherings banned until August
The amount by which
European economies
will contract in 2020,
according to the IMF
-6.0%
Finland
-6.3%
Norway
-6.5%
-6.5%
UK
Denmark
-6.5%
-7.0%
Czech Rep
Germany
-7.2%
-7.0%
France
Austria
-8.0%
Spain
-6.0%
-9.1%
Switzerland
Italy
Announced
France
Lockdown extended until 11 May, after which creches and schools to reopen progressively. Bars, restaurants, cinemas to stay closed; large public gatherings banned until at least mid-July
Switzerland
Authorities will announce on 16 April first easing of measures by the end of month
Finland
Ban on all but essential travel in and out of the Helsinki region lifted, but all other restrictions to remain in place until further notice
Czech Republic
Five-stage plan to start on 20 April with open-air markets and workshops and end on 8 June. Czechs may now also travel abroad providing they undergo two-week quarantine on returning
Norway
Kindergartens to reopen and some health specialists to return to work from 20 April. Partial reopening of high schools and universities, hair, massage and beauty salons from 27 April
Germany
Partial reopening of schools announced for 4 May. Hairdressers may reopen then if they take precautions, followed by other smaller shops, bookshops, bike stores and car dealerships from 11 May
No plans yet
UK
Current lockdown imposed on 23 March is to continue for a further three weeks, as experts still cannot be sure the coronavirus epidemic has peaked
Exit plans begun
Italy
Spain
Austria
Denmark
Bookshops, laundries, stationers, children’s clothes stores reopened in some regions; forestry workers and IT manufacturers back at work. Full lockdown set to end 4 May
Some factory and construction workers back at work but most shops and services remain closed and office staff still working from home. Lockdown set to end 27 April but likely to be extended
Public parks, small shops, DIY and gardening supply stores reopened with strict distancing rules and masks. If virus under control, all stores will reopen on 2 May, restaurants in mid-May
Daycare centres and primary schools have reopened on 15 April. Restaurants and cafes closed and gatherings of more than 10 people banned until 10 May. Larger gatherings banned until August
-6.0%
-6.3%
Finland
The amount by which
European economies
will contract in 2020,
according to the IMF
Norway
-6.5%
Denmark
-7.0%
-6.5%
-6.5%
Germany
Czech Republic
UK
-6.0%
Switzerland
-7.0%
Austria
-7.2%
France
-8.0%
Spain
-9.1%
Italy
Announced
Switzerland
Finland
Czech Republic
France
Authorities will announce on 16 April first easing of measures by the end of month
Ban on all but essential travel in and out of the Helsinki region lifted, but all other restrictions to remain in place until further notice
Five-stage plan to start on 20 April with open-air markets and workshops and end on 8 June. Czechs may now also travel abroad providing they undergo two-week quarantine on returning
Lockdown extended until 11 May, after which creches and schools to reopen progressively. Bars, restaurants, cinemas to stay closed; large public gatherings banned until at least mid-July
No plans yet
Norway
Germany
UK
Kindergartens to reopen and some health specialists to return to work from 20 April. Partial reopening of high schools and universities, hair, massage and beauty salons from 27 April
Partial reopening of schools announced for 4 May. Hairdressers may reopen then if they take precautions, followed by other smaller shops, bookshops, bike stores and car dealerships from 11 May
Current lockdown imposed on 23 March is to continue for a further three weeks, as experts still cannot be sure the coronavirus epidemic has peaked