The list of countries that have taken the step of reconfinement, partial or total, to cope with the second wave of the novel coronavirus epidemic, is growing in Europe.
Overview of the main screwdrivers announced in recent days:
Ireland: On October 22, Ireland was the first country in Europe to reconfine its entire population. The nearly five million Irish are under house arrest for six weeks, but schools remain open. Non-essential businesses are closed and Irish people can only leave their homes to exercise within a three-mile radius.
Wales : Wales’ more than three million people are the first Britons to be re-confined on October 23, at least until November 9. Unlike the lockdown last spring, schools remain open.
England: England to reconfine from Thursday until December 2. Cafes, pubs and restaurants will remain closed unless they offer take-out or deliveries.
The people of England are called upon to work from home and are only required to leave their homes for specific reasons such as exercising, going to a medical appointment or shopping for essential groceries.
The schools will remain open.
France : France has been re-defined since Friday and « a minima » until December 1st.
Nurseries, schools, colleges and high schools remain open. We can not ” to take some fresh air “ for a maximum of one hour and within a radius of one kilometer from his home.
The use of teleworking becomes the rule, but the work on site can continue. Businesses “Non-essential” are closed again, as are the cinemas and theaters.
Belgium : Belgium announced a “More severe confinement” for six weeks for its 11.5 million inhabitants.
The measures that will come into force on Monday, include the closure of businesses “Non-essential”, the limitation of home invitations to one person and, for companies, the obligation of telework where it is possible.
Portugal : Portugal will be subject from Wednesday to a new partial confinement, which will affect around 70% of its population.
The persons concerned will be called upon to respect a “Civic duty of home confinement”, but will be able to leave their residence to go to work, if teleworking is not possible, or to take their children to school.
Businesses will have to close no later than 10 p.m. and companies will have to institute staggered working hours.
Greece: Authorities announced partial containment from Tuesday, with a nighttime curfew and the month-long closure of bars, restaurants and gyms in Athens and other cities across the country.
Traffic will be prohibited after midnight and until 5 a.m. local time (3 a.m. GMT). Schools and retail stores will remain open.
Austria: New confinement, from Tuesday and until the end of November, with the establishment of a curfew and the closure of restaurants, hotels, cultural and sports institutions.
Spain: A closure has been decreed by almost all the Spanish regions in order to limit travel before the weekend of All Saints.
Apart from Extremadura, which is sparsely populated, all the regions of mainland Spain have sealed off their territory or, as in Galicia, that of certain municipalities. The majority of these closures will last two weeks. In Madrid, the measure will only apply this weekend and the next, both extended.
Germany : On October 28, the German authorities announced a new turn of the screw, without going as far as a reconfinement.
Citizens are advised to avoid unnecessary travel and tourist stays at the hotel will be prohibited from Monday. Restaurants, bars, sports, cultural and leisure facilities will be closed. Schools will remain open, as will all stores, with stricter rules.
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