According to the European Union News Agency, more and more European countries have begun to cancel or relax epidemic prevention restrictions. Denmark announced that it would cancel all the new crown epidemic prevention restrictions from February 1, Switzerland and Norway announced that they would cancel most of the epidemic prevention restrictions, France began to implement a phased relaxation plan, and Britain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Italy also announced that they would cancel some of the new crown epidemic prevention restrictions.
Sweden
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson2 announced on 3 May that although COVID-19 has not yet ended, it has entered a completely new stage. Although the infection rate has increased, the burden on hospitals is not too heavy.
On February 9, Sweden officially announced that it would no longer regard Xinguan as a major social hazard from now on, and the Swedish government would also cancel most of the epidemic prevention restrictions. The country lifted restrictions on the number of people gathered at events or restaurants from midnight, no longer required vaccine certificates, and the business hours of bars and restaurants were lifted. It also includes the termination of large-scale COVID-19 testing, and even those with symptomatic infections will no longer enjoy free testing.
britain
At the beginning of January this year, British Prime Minister Johnson (Boris Johnson) announced the lifting of some restrictions relating to COVID-19 in England, such as green passes, masked orders and restrictions. At that time, the Scottish and Welsh governments also announced that some restrictions related to the Omicron mutant strain would be lifted, and epidemic prevention regulations such as mandatory indoor masks and green passes would still be retained.
Since January 27 local time, Britain has relaxed most epidemic prevention restrictions. People can enter crowded places such as nightclubs without wearing masks at any place, and they don't have to show health certificates. The requirement of self isolation for five days has not changed for the time being, but the British Prime Minister said the requirement will also be relaxed.
Denmark
According to novel coronavirus pneumonia, Copenhagen's Ministry of Health said in January 26th that despite the record high number of infected persons, Denmark plans to cancel COVID-19's control measures in February 1st. Denmark has become the first European Union to cancel all new crown prevention measures against pneumonia, Agence France-Presse reported.
This indicates that Denmark will lift all domestic restrictions, including the use of vaccine passes, wearing masks and early closure of bars and restaurants. However, Denmark will still maintain some border measures in the next four weeks, including nucleic acid testing or quarantine and other epidemic prevention measures according to the traveler's country.
Ireland
The Irish government said on January 21 that from 6 a.m. local time on January 22, the number of people participating in indoor and outdoor activities will no longer be limited, new crown passes will no longer be required to be presented when entering certain places, restrictions on the number of households for family gatherings will be lifted, restaurants and bars must be closed before 8 p.m., and nightclubs will be allowed to resume business. From the 24th, all industries can return to work in stages according to their own conditions.
However, a few existing epidemic prevention measures will continue until the end of February this year. These measures include the need to wear masks on public transport and indoor public places, protective measures taken in schools, kindergartens and other places, as well as the current international travel epidemic prevention regulations.
Norway
According to Europa news agency, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St ø re said that Norway would cancel many epidemic prevention and control measures implemented in winter on February 1. No longer mandatory to work from home, in addition to infection with the new crown, isolation requirements will also be cancelled.
France
According to the European Union News Agency, the current wave of infection caused by the Omicron mutant strain in France has stabilized, and the government announced the first phase of the relaxation plan. From February 2, all sports and cultural venues will be allowed to be held indoors and outdoors, but they need to wear masks, and there is no limit on the number of participants. The outdoor mask order will also end on February 2. Working from home will no longer be mandatory, but recommended.
The second phase of the relaxation plan will start on February 16, and nightclubs can be reopened to the public. Concerts can be held, and food and drinks will be allowed to restart on trains, cinemas and stadiums.
Italy
According to the European Union News Agency, Italy's prime minister, Mario Draghi, said in February 2nd that Italy would soon announce the lifting of its COVID-19 restrictions because the sharp increase in cases triggered by highly contagious variants of the drug was slowing down. However, the rules for the use of green passes are still to be observed in the summer of 2022.
According to the decree of the Italian Prime Minister's office, from February 7, all people who have not been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine, including school students, will be isolated from 10 days to 5 days after close contact with the new crown positive infected people. After 5 days of isolation, if the test result is negative, you can resume normal life and study.
Many restrictions, including restrictions on transportation, bars and restaurants, have been relaxed for vaccinated people, while strict restrictions remain for unvaccinated people. Masks must be worn outdoors.
Netherlands
Bars, restaurants and cinemas in the Netherlands have reopened. Under the new rules, Dutch restaurants, bars and cultural venues will be open until 10 p.m. However, customers are still required to show proof of vaccination, rehabilitation or negative nucleic acid test.
"We are dealing with a large number of infection cases, but we still decided to reopen some restrictions. The continuation of the current epidemic prevention restrictions will do harm to our society," said Coopers, the new Dutch health minister
european union
Can run in both directions unblockedly or with additional COVID-19 testing, since February 1, 2022, when the EU Council has issued the latest travel regulations in the European Union, and only with vaccination certificates or rehabilitation certificates or negative nucleic acid tests, tourists can be free from the 27 European countries.
If tourists have completed two doses of vaccination in the past 270 days, they can freely enter any EU country. This also applies to tourists who have recovered from infection with the new crown in the past 180 days, as well as tourists who have been tested for nucleic acid 72 hours before arrival or who have been tested negative for nucleic acid 24 hours before arrival.
Source: sohang.com
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