Lockdown exit plans

Five-stage plan starts 20 April with open-air markets and workshops and ends on 8 June. Czechs may now also travel abroad providing they undergo two-week quarantine on return

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

Opening parks and forests. Easing limits on number of people in shops

Commercial spaces under 800 sq metres can 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

Mining and oil industries reopen on 20 April plus some other businesses

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 be extended until 3 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

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

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

Nothing this week

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

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

Five-stage plan starts 20 April with open-air markets and workshops and ends on 8 June. Czechs may now also travel abroad providing they undergo two-week quarantine on return

Commercial spaces under 800 sq metres can 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 to reopen from 20 April. Partial reopening of high schools and universities, hair, massage and beauty salons from 27 April

Opening parks and forests. Easing limits on number of people in shops

Mining and oil industries reopen on 20 April plus some other businesses

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 be extended until 3 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

Nothing this week

in France, Germany, Greece, 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