EU unveils road map to exit coronavirus restrictions

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>The European Union has moved to head off a chaotic and potentially disastrous easing of restrictions that are limiting the spread of coronavirus&comma; warning its 27 nations to move cautiously as they return to normal life&comma; and to base their actions on scientific advice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With Austria&comma; the Czech Republic and Denmark already lifting some lockdown measures&comma; the European Commission rushed out its road map for members of the world’s biggest trade bloc to co-ordinate an exit from the lockdowns&comma; which they expect should take at least a few months and involve large-scale testing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>About 80&comma;000 people have died in Europe from Covid-19 — two-thirds of the global toll — according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control&period; The commission said those scientists should be relied upon to guide national exit strategies in the weeks and months to come&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Brussels is deeply concerned about the damage that could be done if each EU nation charts its own course&comma; given the panic that ensued after the pandemic first spread in Italy&comma; with unannounced border closures that sparked massive traffic jams and export bans that deprived hard-hit countries of medical equipment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The EU is split in its approach&period; France this week renewed its lockdown until May 11&comma; and Belgium appears to be heading in a similar direction&comma; while Spain recently renewed its state of emergency for the second time for an additional two weeks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is not – it is not – a signal that confinement&comma; containment measures can be lifted as of now&comma;”<&sol;em> European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told reporters&comma; highlighting the need for clear communication across the bloc as countries emerge from quarantine&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Warning that lifting restrictions will <em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;unavoidably lead to a corresponding increase in new cases”<&sol;em>&comma; the commission said this should only start when the spread of the disease has dropped significantly and for some time&comma; and when hospitals can cope with more patients&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While the commission&comma; which proposes EU laws and ensures they are enforced&comma; does not spell out exactly how EU countries should make the transition&comma; the road map does underline that <em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;action should be gradual”<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;A lack of co-ordination in lifting restrictive measures risks having negative effects for all member states and creating political friction&comma;<&sol;em>” the document said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Heads of State and government tasked us with a roadmap to ensure a coordinated exit from the containment measures&period;<br &sol;>Today we deliver on this request&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Press conference by President <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;vonderleyen&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;vonderleyen<&sol;a> and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;eucopresident&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;eucopresident<&sol;a> Michel<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;coronavirus&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;coronavirus<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;StrongerTogether&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;StrongerTogether<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;EUCO&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;EUCO<&sol;a><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;fmGtCzAsaz">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;fmGtCzAsaz<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; European Commission 🇪🇺 &lpar;&commat;EU&lowbar;Commission&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;EU&lowbar;Commission&sol;status&sol;1250348820761694209&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">April 15&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Business operations should be phased in by sectors&comma; based on things like how much can be done over the internet&comma; the economic importance of the industry&comma; or the kinds of shift work that could be introduced&period; Social distancing should be maintained and there should be no general return to work&comma; it says&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Shops could gradually reopen&comma; with possible limits on the number of people who could enter&comma; and school could start again&comma; although the commission recommends smaller classes to allow pupils to work at a safer distance from each other&period; Lunch breaks could be set at different times and internet learning should be preferred where possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Brussels says a gap of around one month should be left between any steps to monitor their impact&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Elderly people should be protected for longer&comma; while restaurants&comma; bars and cinemas could resume business with restricted opening hours and limits on the number of people who could enter&period; Measures blocking mass gatherings like festivals and concerts would be among the last to be lifted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e20ffb4f58a">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; 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