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  • Europe Heads Toward a New Normal as Final Covid Curbs Unwind

    Source: https://news.yahoo.com/europe-heads-...093118612.html

    Europe Heads Toward a New Normal as Final Covid Curbs Unwind
    Arne Delfs and Iain Rogers
    Wed, February 16, 2022, 12:30 PM·2 min read

    (Bloomberg) -- Europe looks to be gradually leaving the pandemic behind, with Germany becoming the latest in the region to unwind restrictions that have disrupted life for two years.

    Most of Germany’s Covid curbs will be rolled back in three stages by March 20, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday. The first step involves the immediate end of vaccination controls at non-essential stores.

    “The corona rules are having the desired effect,” Scholz said on Twitter. “We can now withdraw the restrictions step by step, but we should continue to be careful.”

    Neighboring Switzerland will scrap almost all pandemic-related restrictions starting from Thursday, including a work-from-home recommendation and the need for Covid documentation to enter the country. Austria announced similar steps on Wednesday, and the Netherlands will lift controls on people and businesses beginning on Friday...

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