the restrictions they have taken around the world due to the increase in cases

FRANCE

They issued restrictions from Saturday April 3 to the end of the month. The new sanitary measures include the closure of schools and non-essential stores and a curfew after 7:00 p.m. Teleworking is encouraged and it is forbidden to travel more than 10 kilometers unless there is a compelling reason.

On Monday, the French Minister of Health stressed that the number of coronavirus patients in the intensive care units (ICU) of the country could reach the levels observed during the first wave. Hospitals have already exceeded, in the current third wave, the number of patients infected with the virus treated in ICUs during the second wave of infections, last November.

ITALY

The Italian government will decree on April 7 that bars, restaurants, theaters, gymnasiums and swimming pools will continue to be closed. In addition, movement and visits to relatives in the so-called red zones of the country are prohibited. In these regions, only elementary schools will remain open.

In the orange zones, visits can be made until 10 p.m. and a maximum of two people outside the house. You will also not be able to travel between regions unless you obtain a special permit that justifies it.

The entire country was confined during Holy Week and as of Tuesday, nine regions were registered in the red zone and eleven in orange.

On the other hand, they will make compulsory the vaccination of health professionals and traders.

SPAIN

There is a curfew from March 26 to April 9 between 23 and 6, each Autonomous Community can start it earlier but not delay it. A limit of six people has also been imposed for outdoor meetings and four in closed spaces, home meetings are prohibited and it will not be possible to move between communities during the aforementioned period.

GERMANY

Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on federal heads of state to be ready to impose tighter restrictions. So far, Hamburg has been the first to order a 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. curfew and gatherings of more than five people are not allowed.

GREECE

The curfew has been in effect since 9:00 p.m., which made it more flexible since in March it started at 7:00 p.m. After five months, some stores have reopened and citizens must apply for a permit by phone and have three hours to do their shopping. , advertising will remain closed and you will not be able to travel between provinces. The schools are still closed and next week they will assess whether it is appropriate to open them in this context.

As of May 14, they plan to receive tourists from the European Union and Israel again, but they are due to arrive with negative tests.

CZECH REPUBLIC

The highest of the five alert levels is in effect in all regions, and only a maximum of two people are allowed to assemble if they are not from the same family. Restaurants, non-essential stores, cinemas and museums are closed. In addition to the nighttime curfew, it is also forbidden to leave the place of residence.

SWEDEN

In restaurants, a maximum of four people per table is allowed and meetings of up to 8 people are allowed. During this time, shops and tourist accommodation are open. The government will also postpone the planned easing of some restrictions to May 3, as part of a serious third wave of the virus.

AUSTRIA

Restaurants and bars have been closed since November and can only deliver. From April 1-6, only essential stores can open, there will be restrictions on leaving homes, and yards have been moved away again. You can only leave your home to go to work, for a walk, to play sports or to help people in need.

Austria’s health minister warned on Monday that the country’s intensive care units are approaching a “tipping point” due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is why he called for a “trend” change.

CANADA

In Quebec, since January, the curfew started at 9 p.m. and now it is advanced to 20. In Toronto, gatherings in homes are prohibited and supermarkets can only admit 50% of people entered before the pandemic.

Restaurants can only set tables outside and for a maximum of 4 people in each and they are required to wear a chin strap while diners are not eating or drinking and must close before 10 p.m.

The sports halls are closed and the practice of team sports is not allowed, but it is possible to train in open space in groups of less than 10 people.

CHILE

A curfew has been announced between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. People will be confined to their homes and will only be able to open shops selling food or medicine, and citizens will have two weekly permits to circulate.

President Sebastián Piñera admitted that the Chilean health system is at the limit of its capacities in the face of this new wave.

BRAZIL

The state of São Paulo has announced two weeks of quarantine with the closure of shops, bars, restaurants and all recreational activities, in addition to a curfew from 20. With Rio de Janeiro, they have declared ten public holidays between March 26 and March 4, while automakers like Nissan and Toyota have halted production in an attempt to curb the contagion. Rio had declared a curfew until March 11 from 23 to 17.

Meanwhile, President Jair Bolsonaro has criticized these measures and insisted that people must return to work to move the country forward.

AUSTRALIA

Por siete casos detected en Brisbane, la tercera ciudad más poblada del país, confinaron a todos los ciudadanos de esa localidad por tres días, y sólo pueden estar en calle hasta las 17, salvo que necesiten realizar compras esenciales, ir al medico o exercises.

JAPAN

On Thursday April 1, 616 newly infected were detected in Osaka and the Japanese government decided to confine this prefecture as well as Hyogo and Miyagi. The measures went into effect on April 5 for a month and restaurants and bars will have to close at 8 p.m.

Additionally, he is being warned by an increase in coronavirus cases in Tokyo, which is why Prime Minister Suga has declared a state of emergency.

For its part, participation in major events such as concerts and sports games will also be limited.