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Berlin (dpa) - In the fight against the corona pandemic, the EU countries have different approaches.

Despite sometimes high incidences, many European countries are already ringing in the summer.

An overview:

BELGIUM

In the past few weeks, there have been stricter rules in Belgium.

Shops have been open again since Monday, and hairdressers are allowed to work again.

Ten people wearing masks are allowed to meet outdoors.

From May 8, restaurants and bars will be allowed to reopen their outdoor areas after a forced break for months.

The night curfew will also be eliminated.

The number of new infections has recently leveled off at more than 400 per 100,000 inhabitants per day.

Almost every third adult has been vaccinated at least once.

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DENMARK

The shops have long since reopened and the streets are full of people.

Cafes, restaurants and bars have been able to serve customers again for a week - inside, however, only if the guests can prove a negative corona test, a vaccination or a survived infection via the app.

It is noticeable that the Danish number of new infections has remained stable and low, with a seven-day incidence of less than 100, they have long remained below the German values.

Denmark is the only EU country not to use the Astrazeneca vaccine.

Nevertheless, almost 22 percent of the total population is vaccinated at least once.

FRANCE

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If the situation permits, the movement restrictions are to be lifted at the beginning of May.

Currently, people are only allowed to move more than ten kilometers from their homes with a valid reason.

In addition, outdoor areas of restaurants and certain cultural institutions could reopen.

There are also talks about easing the evening curfew, which currently starts at 7 p.m.

However, the corona situation is still tense.

Most recently there were around 300 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and for seven days.

Around a fifth of the population was vaccinated at least once.

Great Britain

In Great Britain, the corona situation has now eased significantly thanks to a long, consistent lockdown and the well-advanced vaccination campaign.

More than half of the population has already been vaccinated once, a quarter even completely.

The seven-day incidence was most recently around 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

In England and Wales, pubs and restaurants can once again receive guests outside, and in Scotland even inside until the evening.

Shops, gyms, hairdressers and zoos have largely reopened.

However, indoor meetings and trips abroad will remain prohibited until at least mid-May.

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ITALY

Italy has recently been on a gradual easing path.

Where the corona numbers are moderate, restaurants and bars are also allowed to serve outside at tables in the evening.

The exit ban applies from 10 p.m.

Museums and cinemas in the so-called yellow zones are already open.

From June 1st you should be able to sit inside in bars again.

Italy is targeting June 2nd for the start of the summer season.

Traveling in the country is still partially restricted, but with a vaccination or a negative corona test it should soon be easier to drive to higher risk zones yourself.

The seven-day incidence was most recently around 160. Over 22 percent of the population have been vaccinated against the coronavirus at least once.

MALTA

The island nation wants to open to international tourism from June 1st.

As early as May 10, restaurants will be able to welcome visitors again and serve them at tables until 5 p.m.

The special thing about it: More than 40 percent of the total population have so far received at least one vaccination.

The government wants to attract vaccinated foreigners to the country shortly with preferential treatment.

NETHERLANDS

Despite persistently high corona numbers, the Netherlands relaxed the first measures since the strict lockdown in mid-December on Wednesday.

The evening curfew has been abolished, shops can once again receive customers without an appointment, and outdoor restaurants can again serve guests subject to conditions - at least from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

At home you can meet two visitors a day instead of one.

All events with an audience, such as museums, cinemas and theaters, are prohibited.

Schoolchildren and students have classroom lessons at least one day a week.

The seven-day incidence was 317. Around 30 percent of the population was vaccinated at least once.

AUSTRIA

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From May 19, restaurants, hotels, stages and sports facilities can open their gates again.

The government relies on access tests as a protective measure.

Events are limited to 3,000 outside and 1,500 inside.

In and around Vienna there is currently an even stricter lockdown, which is why most shops are still closed until Sunday.

The 7-day incidence across the country recently fell to 168. Around 28 percent of residents aged 16 and over received at least one dose of vaccine.

POLAND

Gradual openings are planned.

First, for example, shopping centers and museums should be allowed to reopen under hygienic conditions.

From May 8th, hotels will be able to accommodate guests with an occupancy rate of up to 50 percent.

Outdoor catering is scheduled to start on May 15th.

From May 29th, indoor restaurant operations should be possible at half capacity.

The Ministry of Health reported 8,895 registered new infections and 636 deaths within 24 hours on Wednesday, a seven-day incidence is not calculated in Poland.

Around 10.7 million people - 28.2 percent of the population - have been vaccinated at least once.

SWITZERLAND 

Shops, museums and libraries have been reopening since the beginning of March despite the increasing number of infections.

Since April 19, restaurant terraces, cinemas, theaters and fitness centers are back in operation.

Open-air concerts and football games can also take place again.

Hygiene rules apply, such as limiting the number of people present or the requirement to wear a mask.

Since Easter - four weeks after the shops and museums opened - the increase has only been very slight.

Unlike in other countries, a 14-day incidence is calculated in Switzerland.

According to the Federal Office of Public Health, it was 315 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants on Wednesday.

According to the latest figures, almost ten percent of the population was fully vaccinated.

SLOVAKIA

One and a half weeks ago, the shops reopened in compliance with strict hygiene and distance rules.

Catering establishments have been able to serve food and drinks in their outdoor areas again since Monday.

Spectators have been allowed again at professional sporting events since Tuesday.

The number of new infections is declining and, based on the number of inhabitants, is now also well below the figures for Germany.

According to official information, around 20 percent of the population had been vaccinated at least once by Wednesday.

SPAIN

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The situation in Spain is relatively stable, the seven-day incidence on Wednesday was 108. So far, 23 percent of the population has received at least one vaccination.

The Corona emergency ends on May 9 and should not be extended due to the good development.

This removes the basis for most measures such as travel restrictions, night curfews, upper limits for gatherings and the closure of restaurants.

How to proceed after that is not yet clear.

All hopes of the country, which is extremely dependent on tourism, for a normal summer season again focus on the digital vaccination certificate.

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