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Added on the 13/02/2022 09:01:30 - Copyright : Euronews EN
France and Greece became the latest European countries on Monday to begin cautiously relaxing their lockdowns.
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French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to reopen elementary schools on Monday and allow people to move about more freely again in May — even though ICU numbers have remained stubbornly higher than at any point since the pandemic's catastrophic first surge — marks a shift away from prioritizing hospitals that is taking place in multiple European capitals. In France, Greece and elsewhere, the cursor is moving toward other economic, social and educational imperatives. Governments are using ramped-up vaccinations to bolster arguments to ease restrictions, although just one-quarter of adults in Europe have received a first dose. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris-Trent tells us more.
Italy will tighten its restrictions and the French government is concerned about ICU COVID-19 patients reaching 95% in Paris.
Spain, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Norway, Switzerland and Ukraine are also lifting some restrictions from Monday - but constraints remain in the UK for now.
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