It’s still in the “eye of the storm” of COVID, now Europe is facing a second major challenge with fallout that could take even longer to overcome.
Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria and Denmark have announced plans to lift restrictions in the coming days and weeks after cases of the virus appeared in decline.
He said “lockdowns are affecting lives and livelihoods. People are asking how much and for how long.”How to get people back to work and manage the mental health fallout of lockdown is a key concern for leaders. Picture: Mark Case/Getty Images.A woman sits among bluebells in London’s Wanstead Flats, where a makeshift morgue has also been set up.
Barcelona’s Mayor Ada Colau Bollano has called for Spanish children to be allowed outside as they are living under one of the world’s toughest sets of restrictions. “Week after week, they fight each other every day, have attacks of sadness, rage … it’s almost impossible to keep a schedule, not an order, no homework, or anything … these kids need to get out.”
The UK extended its lockdown on Thursday for another three weeks. First Secretary of State Dominic Raab, who is acting as PM while Boris Johnson recovers from the virus, said lifting restrictions too soon would risk a “second peak” and UK data showed a “mixed and inconsistent picture.”
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