Lifting some restrictions this week
Czech Republic
Norway
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
Poland
Germany
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
Albania
Mining and oil, small retailers, food and fish processing, farming
Circles represent
number of deaths
in each country
Netherlands
16,060
UK
3,601
4,459
Germany
5,453
Belgium
19,323
France
23,227
20,043
Italy
Spain
Some restrictions already lifted
Spain
Italy
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
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, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, UK
Garden centres and hardware shops have been permitted to open under the same conditions as essential food stores
Lifting some restrictions this week
Czech Republic
Germany
Norway
Poland
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
Albania
Mining and oil, small retailers, food and fish processing, farming
Circles represent
number of deaths
in each country
Norway
Netherlands
16,060
UK
3,601
Poland
4,459
5,453
Belgium
Czech Rep
Germany
19,323
France
23,227
20,043
Italy
Spain
Albania
Some restrictions already lifted
Spain
Austria
Denmark
Italy
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
Slovenia
Belgium
Bulgaria
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