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Added on the 22/04/2020 12:18:32 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Berlin, Apr 17 (EFE) .- (Camera: María Garrido Sellabona) The restrictions due to the pandemic force imaginative business solutions, such as the one that in the multi-ethnic district of Kreuzberg in Berlin revises the concept of the traditional corner shop, or "Späti", to try to stop prejudices about alcohol: about those who do not drink it. FOOTAGE OF A SPÄTI.SOUNDBITES AND TRANSLATIONS:1. Isabella Steiner (co-founder of Späti)"Berlin is like a capital city and there are many clubs, bars and lots of drinks, open from Monday to Sunday. My business partner and I like to drink but then the question arose, what to drink if we don't want to drink."2. Katja Kauft (co-founder of Späti)"Many clients came during the first confinement because they drank alone in private. Therefore, those who come here have to find an alternative and enjoy their favourite drinks such as their favourite wine without consequences."
Barcelona, ??Jul 1 (EFE).- (Camera: EFE). Catalan shops have been able to open their doors on Sunday in the middle of the summer sales campaign, waiting for customers to cheer up and help offset the drop in sales during the closure caused by the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF A PORTAL OF L'ÀNGEL, PLAÇA CATALUNYA AND PASSEIG DE GRÀCIA, COMMERCIAL ARTERIES OF BARCELONA WITH THE ESTABLISHMENTS OPEN ON SUNDAY.
Berlin's streets are quiet and non-essential shops are closed as Germany goes into a partial lockdown until January 10 in a bid to halt an rise in coronavirus infections. IMAGES
Berliners rush to non-essential shops ahead of their closure on Wednesday December 16th. IMAGES
Prague (Czech Republic), Dec 2 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Martin Divisek).- Shops in the Czech Republic are preparing to reopen on Thursday as part of the government's plan to ease coronavirus restrictions. FOOTAGE OF SHOPS IN PRAGUE.