Lockdown exit plans

New lockdown-easing measures

coming this week

Czech Republic

Spain

Reopening universities on 27 April as part of flurry of lifted restriction in recent days. Non-essential travel now permitted as is meeting in groups smaller than 10 but masks are mandatory in public

Children to be permitted to leave their homes once per day with an adult. Government expected to allow outdoor exercise and walks from 2 May, provided infection rate continues to slow

Norway

France

Extending ban on large events to 1 September, but will rule on 30 April on whether to start permitting events with fewer than 500 attendees to go ahead

Prime minister Edouard Philippe will present a national exit strategy to parliament on Tuesday, which will then debate and vote on the recommendations

No lockdown easing at all

in UK, Ireland and Netherlands

Circles represent

number of deaths

in each country

Neths

20,319

UK

4,475

5,880

Germany

7,094

Belgium

22,614

France

26,384

22,902

Italy

Spain

Austria

Greece

Larger shops, shopping centres and hairdressers due to reopen from 1 May. Restaurants and hotels could reopen from mid-May if health conditions allow

Registry offices and courts to reopen on 27 April, with plans under discussion to reopen some commercial outlets from next week

Albania

Portugal

Shops and courts to be reopened this week and people will be permitted to be outside for more than the current 90 minutes per day. Decision on schools to be made next week

Aims to start lifting restrictions from start of May, with further easing to be considered every 15 days

Relaxed some restrictions, but no

additional easing this week

Italy

Germany

Aims to restart manufacturing as soon as 4 May. At least one region, Veneto, last week defied the central government and relaxed restrictions on cemeteries, takeaways and pizzerias

Measures eased last week, leading to an increase in social activity that has worried some health authorities. Masks to be mandatory in shops and on public transport from 27 April

Belgium

Switzerland

Has announced plan to allow shops to open from 11 May, with schools reopening the following week but with caps on the number of pupils in each class

Opened some businesses such as approved hairdresser and flower shops but next stage begins 11 May when primary school children return to school and all retail stores reopen

New lockdown-easing measures coming this week

Czech Republic

Spain

Norway

France

Reopening universities on 27 April as part of flurry of lifted restriction in recent days. Non-essential travel now permitted as is meeting in groups smaller than 10 but masks are mandatory in public

Children to be permitted to leave their homes once per day with an adult. Government expected to allow outdoor exercise and walks from 2 May, provided infection rate continues to slow

Extending ban on large events to 1 September, but will rule on 30 April on whether to start permitting events with fewer than 500 attendees to go ahead

Prime minister Edouard Philippe will present a national exit strategy to parliament on Tuesday, which will then debate and vote on the recommendations

Circles represent

number of deaths

in each country

Norway

Netherlands

20,319

UK

4,475

5,880

7,094

No lockdown easing at all

in UK, Ireland and Netherlands

Belgium

Czech Rep

Germany

Austria

22,614

France

Portugal

26,384

22,902

Italy

Switzerland

Spain

Greece

Albania

Greece

Austria

Albania

Portugal

Registry offices and courts to reopen on 27 April, with plans under discussion to reopen some commercial outlets from next week

Larger shops, shopping centres and hairdressers due to reopen from 1 May. Restaurants and hotels could reopen from mid-May if health conditions allow

Shops and courts to be reopened this week and people will be permitted to be outside for more than the current 90 minutes per day. Decision on schools to be made next week

Aims to start lifting restrictions from start of May, with further easing to be considered every 15 days

Relaxed some restrictions, but no additional easing this week

Switzerland

Belgium

Italy

Germany

Has announced plan to allow shops to open from 11 May, with schools reopening the following week but with caps on the number of pupils in each class

Opened some businesses such as approved hairdresser and flower shops but next stage begins 11 May when primary school children return to school and all retail stores reopen

Aims to restart manufacturing as soon as 4 May. At least one region, Veneto, last week defied the central government and relaxed restrictions on cemeteries, takeaways and pizzerias

Measures eased last week, leading to an increase in social activity that has worried some health authorities. Masks to be mandatory in shops and on public transport from 27 April