China News Service, May 18, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, as the new crown epidemic slowed, the once severe epidemic in Britain, Italy and Spain and other European countries began to gradually cautiously unblock.
On May 11, local time, traffic on the highway during the morning rush hour in London, England.
Johnson: Hope that the UK will return to normal life by the end of July
Recently, the British Prime Minister Johnson said in a video conference of the ruling Conservative Party that he hopes to allow the UK to resume normal life before the end of July.
Johnson said he understands the public's frustration with England's complicated lifting regulations, and in the next stage, more complex messages will need to be sent for measures to deal with the new coronavirus and related lifting restrictions.
When Johnson made the above remarks, many people in Britain criticized the government for lifting the restrictions on the blockade.
England began to relax the restrictions on anti-epidemic blockade from May 13th. The authorities encourage some people who cannot work from home to return to work to work, but it is recommended that people avoid public transportation as much as possible to prevent the virus from being infected.
But Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are still insisting on continuing the anti-epidemic blockade policy. The British government announced that it will re-open the English primary school from June 1, but this move has been questioned by local authorities and teaching unions in Northern England and many parents. It is considered unsafe to unblock prematurely.
At the same time, some British people believed that the government's unblocking was too late, which affected their employment and livelihood, and began to rally to express their opposition to the continued anti-epidemic blockade.
As of May 17, local time, official British statistics show that the number of people infected with the new crown virus in the country exceeded 240,000 and the deaths exceeded 34,000.
On May 15, most regions of Germany re-allowed restaurants and cafes to operate dine-in business. The picture shows that at noon on that day, after an Italian restaurant in Berlin Mitte resumed business, the waiters wore masks and customers dine outdoors. China News Service reporter Peng Dawei
Italy: Efforts to restart the economy after more than two months of blockade
Italian Prime Minister Conte said that Italy is taking calculated risks to further relax the blockade measures. He said that the infectious population curve may rise again, but the country can no longer wait for the new crown vaccine and must restart the economy to protect people's lives.
Conte announced that from June 3, Italy will allow travel to and from the country and between regions of the country. The gym, swimming pool and sports center will reopen on May 25, and the cinema and theater will reopen on June 15. Travelers from EU countries do not need to accept a two-week quarantine to enter Italy.
The measures announced above are an important step in Italy ’s efforts to restore the economy after more than two months of blockade.
Italian officials say more than 31,000 people have died of the new coronavirus in the country.
Starting from May 4, local time, most parts of Spain have entered the stage of preparations for a phased downgrade ban, and some small shops have reopened. The picture shows the hairdresser taking care of the hair of the customer in the barber shop.
Spain: Relaxing some restrictions in lighter areas
The region with relatively mild epidemic in Spain will relax some restrictions from May 11th, involving about half of the country's population. The policy of relaxing the blockade will include about three-quarters of the country ’s population by May 18. But the capital, Madrid, and another big city, Barcelona, have not been unsealed.
The partially unsealed restaurant in the Spanish city can already open half of the outdoor seating. A limited number of people can go to restaurants, churches, theaters, museums, gyms and other places.
According to official data released by Spain, more than 274,000 new coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in the country, and the death toll has exceeded 27,000. In the past 24 hours as of May 17, Spain recorded only 87 deaths. This is the first time that the number of deaths in a single day has fallen to less than 100 in Spain two months after the embargo due to the new crown epidemic.
In addition, Germany, France and other European countries have also begun to relax the restrictions on epidemic prevention implemented in March in a limited manner in May and proceeded cautiously to resume production.