Recent spikes in COVID-19 infections across Europe have actually led authorities to extend constraints ahead of the holiday.
Why it matters: “Unwinding too fast and too much is a threat for a 3rd wave after Christmas,” stated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Germany’s shutdown, which was prepared to last 4 weeks beginning Nov. 2, will remain through Dec. 20 in an attempt to lower the number of new cases in each region from the existing 140 per 100,000 occupants each week to less than 50, the AP reports.
- The nation will enforce extra constraints to private gatherings, broaden mask mandates, decrease the count of consumers allowed in stores and prevent traditional New Year’s Eve fireworks.
Greece’s present lockdown, due to end Nov. 30, will be extended for one week in the middle of a surge in cases.
- Citizens are only enabled to leave home for particular reasons, such as work, health, vital purchases, exercise or strolling a pet, and they need to send out a text or bring self-declaration.
- A 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew remains in place.
Lithuania has also extended its lockdown up until Dec. 17, while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is thinking about restricting Christmas celebrations to 6 people.
- France recently alleviated its restrictions, moving into a three-stage procedure out of lockdown.
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