Auto showrooms, bike shops and bookshops are allowed to open – regardless of size.
Pupils to return to school from May 4, with priority for children in their final years of primary or secondary school.
Hairdressing salons are allowed to reopen on May 4 – so long as they take steps to guarantee customers’ safety.
But… widespread social distancing measures are to stay in place until May 3.
Large events, including concerts and festivals, will be banned until the end of August.
And: Angela Merkel has recommended that people wear protective masks while out and about.
Italy:
Bookshops, laundries, stationers, children’s clothing stores opened from yesterday in some regions.
Forestry workers and IT manufacturers are allowed back to work.
But Lombardy and Piedmont, the provinces worst-affected by the pandemic, remain on full lockdown.
Spain:
Factory and construction workers returned on Monday.
But… Spain continues to have some of the strictest rules in Europe; children cannot exercise and the lockdown is expected to be extended after its April 26 expiry date.
Denmark:
Daycare centres and some primary schools have opened (as of Wednesday).
Although it’s worth bearing in mind – Denmark has no stay-at-home order. Even though bars, gyms and hairdressers are closed, most shops remain open.
France:
Creches, schools and colleges will be “progressively” reopened after May 11.
But, cafes, restaurants and hotels will remain closed.
Mass gatherings and events not permitted to open until at least mid-July.
Austria:
Smaller, non-essential stores and DIY shops opened on April 14.
All shops, malls and hairdressers to open on May 1.
But schools are to remain closed for the foreseeable future.
Farmers’ markets and car showrooms will be allowed to resume business on April 20.
Weddings of ten people or less will be permitted on April 20.
Shops are allowed to gradually resume business depending on their size – with shopping centres the last to reopen on June 8.
Schools and colleges will allow students preparing for exams to return from May 11.
Cinemas, theatres, hotels, bars, restaurants and cafes to reopen June 8 – though it’ll be legal to serve food and drink in beer gardens and outdoor spaces from May 25.
Cultural, sports and other events allowed to open from June 8.
Norway:
Kindergartens now to reopen between April 20 and 27.
Schools from first grade to fourth grade to reopen from April 27.
As infection rates dropped in March, people were allowed out of their home for two hours a day.
In less-affected regions and cities, the majority of shops, restaurants and workplaces have gradually re-opened.
Starting from this month, Chinese citizens returning from overseas have to declare their health status and travel history before boarding using a social media app.