Lockdown exit plans

Lifted some restrictions this week

Czech Republic

Norway

Five-stage plan started 20 April with open-air markets and workshops. Czechs may now also travel abroad providing they undergo two-week quarantine on return

Kindergartens and some health specialists reopened from 20 April. Partial reopening of high schools and universities, hair, massage and beauty salons from 27 April

Germany

Poland

Commercial spaces under 800 sq metres were able to reopen on 20 April as well as car dealerships, bike shops and book stores. Gyms, restaurants, bars and large stores remain closed. Masks are ‘urgently’ recommended

Parks and forests reopened and limits eased on number of people in shops

Albania

Mining, oil industries and some other businesses reopened

Circles represent

number of deaths

in each country

Netherlands

19,506

UK

4,289

5,575

Germany

6,679

Belgium

21,856

France

25,549

22,524

Italy

Spain

Some restrictions already lifted

Spain

Italy

Some factory and construction workers back at work but most shops remain closed and office staff still working from home. Lockdown currently in force until 9 May

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

Austria

Denmark

Public parks, small shops, DIY and gardening supply stores reopened with strict distancing rules and masks. Larger shops and hairdressers are due to open from 1 May. Restaurants in mid-May

Daycare centres and primary schools have reopened. Restaurants and cafes closed and gatherings of more than 10 people banned until 10 May. Larger gatherings banned until August

Slovenia

Bulgaria

Holiday home owners are permitted to travel to them. Government has also allowed sporting activities that do not involve close contact, such as cycling or tennis

Parliament voted on 6 April to ease some restrictions and sanctions imposed in March, with farmers’ markets allowed to reopen and fines on some activities reduced

Belgium

Nothing this week

in France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, UK

Garden centres and hardware shops have been permitted to open under the same conditions as essential food stores

Lifted some restrictions this week

Czech Republic

Germany

Norway

Poland

Five-stage plan started 20 April with open-air markets and workshops. Czechs may now also travel abroad providing they undergo two-week quarantine on return

Commercial spaces under 800 sq metres were able to reopen on 20 April as well as car dealerships, bike shops and book stores. Gyms, restaurants, bars and large stores remain closed. Masks are ‘urgently’ recommended

Kindergartens and some health specialists reopened from 20 April. Partial reopening of high schools and universities, hair, massage and beauty salons from 27 April

Parks and forests reopened and limits eased on number of people in shops

Albania

Mining, oil industries and some other businesses reopened

Circles represent

number of deaths

in each country

Norway

Netherlands

19,506

UK

4,289

Poland

5,575

6,679

Belgium

Czech Rep

Germany

21,856

France

25,549

22,524

Italy

Spain

Albania

Some restrictions already lifted

Spain

Austria

Denmark

Italy

Some factory and construction workers back at work but most shops remain closed and office staff still working from home. Lockdown currently in force until 9 May

Public parks, small shops, DIY and gardening supply stores reopened with strict distancing rules and masks. Larger shops and hairdressers are due to open from 1 May. Restaurants in mid-May

Daycare centres and primary schools have reopened. Restaurants and cafes closed and gatherings of more than 10 people banned until 10 May. Larger gatherings banned until August

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

Slovenia

Belgium

Bulgaria

Nothing this week

in France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, UK

Holiday home owners are permitted to travel to them. Government has also allowed sporting activities that do not involve close contact, such as cycling or tennis

Garden centres and hardware shops have been permitted to open under the same conditions as essential food stores

Parliament voted on 6 April to ease some restrictions and sanctions imposed in March, with farmers’ markets allowed to reopen and fines on some activities reduced