Italy

意大利

 

新冠肺炎死亡率仅次于美国的意大利从4月14日开始取消部分封锁措施。意大利是欧洲首个采取封锁措施的国家，但最近意大利的单日新增病例数量有所下降。

Italy—which has witnessed the second highest number of COVID-19 deaths after the United States—began lifting some lockdown measures on April 14.

 

Italy was the first country to lockdown in Europe but has seen a recent decline in the total new daily cases.

 

Now, some establishments, such as bookstores and children's clothing stores, have been allowed to open under the condition that customers wear protective masks and gloves. These businesses must enforce social distancing and sanitize their shops twice a day.

 

France

法国

 

法国将封锁期限又延长了四周，但表示计划从5月11日起逐渐重新开放学校。

France has extended its lockdown for an additional four weeks but says it plans on slowly reopening schools starting May 11.

 

France was placed under strict lockdown on March 17, with citizens only allowed to leave their homes for exercise and essential groceries and medication. Anyone breaking the rules has been subject to fines.

 

Germany

德国

德国总理安格拉·默克尔宣布，4月20日起可能会取消部分封锁限制。德国从3月22日开始封锁全国，已经持续四周。学生将从5月4日开始逐渐返校，部分商店将能够开门营业，但必须严格遵守关于社交隔离和消毒的规定。

 

German Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel announced that some lockdown restrictions² could be lifted by April 20, after a four week lockdown that began on March 22.

 

Students will gradually return to school starting May 4 and some stores will be allowed to open but with strict rules regarding social distancing and sanitizing.

 

Spain

西班牙

随着西班牙取消部分封锁措施，本周马德里地区估计有30万非必需岗位的职员复工。西班牙从3月15日开始实行封锁措施。目前西班牙的封锁措施将持续到4月26日，但也有可能延长。与此同时，警察正在向复工人员分发超1000万个口罩。

This week, an estimated 300,000 non-essential employees went back to work in the Madrid region, as Spain lifted some of its lockdown measures which have been in place since March 15.

 

Spain—which has the second highest number of cases worldwide and an above-average fatality³ rate at 10.1%—has allowed some industries, such as construction, to return to work while bars and restaurants remain shut.

 

Currently, the lockdown will remain in place until April 26 but could be extended. Meanwhile, the police are distributing more than 10 million face masks to those individuals returning to work.

 

Austria

奥地利

 

奥地利的花店和小商店已经重新开门，但顾客必须继续保持社交距离并佩戴口罩。

Garden centers and small stores have reopened in Austria but customers are required to continue social distancing and must wear masks.

 

After Italy, Austria was the first European country to impose lockdown measures. Now, it's one of the first European countries to lift lockdown measures. The government says it has now flattened⁴ the curve of new infections and plans on slowly lifting restrictions.

 

Denmark

丹麦

 

最新数据显示丹麦的新增病例低于预期，因此丹麦计划放松防控策略。丹麦从3月12日开始限制聚会，并加强检测和消毒。现在，孩子们已经回归学校，上周末的复活节部分教堂对公众开放。

Denmark plans on easing the mitigation strategy after the latest numbers revealed a lower number of new cases than expected. On March 12, the government limited gatherings⁵, increased testing and sanitizing efforts.

 

Now, children have returned to schools and some churches were opened for Easter last weekend. All large gatherings and festivals, however, remain canceled until the end of August.

 

Norway

挪威

 

挪威首相埃尔娜·索尔贝格表示，4月20日起将逐渐取消封锁措施，孩子们也将回归学校。她说：“我们的目标是在夏天前让所有学生回归学校。”

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has said lockdown measures will be slowly lifted starting April 20 as children go back to school. "Our ambition is for all students to somehow get back to school before the summer," she said.

 

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