More and more European countries are abolishing some of the measures to reduce the pandemic.
At Catalonia of Spain, Covid Certificate is no longer required to enter restaurants and bars. The nightclubs, however, remain closed. Mandatory use of the mask outdoors is also maintained.
Some are satisfied and express great relief, while others are worried that the situation will get out of hand.
"Everything that is abolished, suddenly seems negative to us. "It was reassuring for us to go to a restaurant and know that everyone there had a Covid certificate and followed all the instructions," said a Barcelona resident.
At Denmark, where all measures are lifted from February 1, many companies announced that they will maintain some precautions in the workplace, because they do not want to risk the simultaneous illness of a large number of employees.
However, more and more countries are approaching the approach that we must learn to live with Covid.
At Germany, cases are rising but the government is not concerned.
"I think we have the Omicron wave in Germany under control at the moment. For this wave it is true that the pandemic wave itself cannot be controlled, but its consequences can be controlled. And that is our goal. "We want to minimize the consequences," explained German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.
And the Netherlands took the big step. Since the lockdown, the government has decided to open restaurants and museums, provided the green card is displayed.
Catering centers operate in the Netherlands with social distances until 22:00. "We have taken an important step," said Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte before announcing the changes, which take effect on January 26.
The removal of many of the restrictions that had already been imposed since the autumn was decided today by Austrian Government, noting that despite the continuing increase in cases, the situation in hospitals has stabilized.
According to Chancellor Carl Nehammer, from February 19, catering and tourism will once again operate under the 3G Rule, for access to vaccinated, sick and those who submit a negative PCR test of up to 48 hours or a "fast" 24-hour antigen test. Admission to the shops will be free for everyone from February 12, without a diagnostic test, but with the use of an FFP-2 mask, while from February 5 the curfew will start at midnight, instead of 22:00. , as it stands today. Next week, Mr. Nehamer noted, new regulations will be announced for the operation of schools. As for the big events, the limit of participants without a predetermined place goes up on February 5 from 25 to 50.
According to Health Minister Wolfgang Mukstein, "with the Omicron variant, we do not risk overloading the Intensive Care Units and that is why we can think of an opening strategy, but staying on the security side." We do it carefully and mainly safely, noted the Minister of Health.