New restrictions

ahead of COVID-19 wave IV in Europe

 

Dividing society into the 'safe' and the rest - new restrictions ahead of COVID-19 wave IV in Europe
 

               The holiday period is over and, as predicted, the 4th wave of coronavirus in Europe is slowly becoming a reality. The daily news of the rapidly increasing number of diseases worldwide is starting to worry governments. Italy, Germany and France are once again reporting increases in the number of cases, and with them governments are preparing tougher restrictions. The number of people vaccinated is still unsatisfactory, so in order to 'encourage' the public to get vaccinated, governments in individual EU countries are introducing ever stricter restrictions, dividing citizens into those 'safe' and the rest.

Below are the latest statistics from European Union countries on citizens' uptake of the full vaccination dose.

 

 

CUMULATIVE UPTAKE OF FULL VACCINATION IN THE TOTAL POPULATION IN EU NUMBER OF FULL VACCINATION IN THE TOTAL POPULATION IN EU

57,9 %

259 042 820

Source: Data as of 2021-09-07 II (c) European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 2021 www.ecdc.europa.eu II The boundaries and named shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by European Union II Reproduction is autorised, provided source is acknowledges

 

 

 

POLAND GERMANY FRANCE ITALY NETHERLANDS SPAIN BELGIUM DENMARK NORWAY SWEDEN

48%

60,3%

63,1%

61,6%

62%

66,9%

70,7%

68,7%

53,1%

56,1%

 

Patrząc na coraz wolniejszy trend szczepień wśród Europejczyków, rządy wprowadzają nowe restrykcje, które najboleśniej odczują osoby niezaszczepione. Szykują się więc ogromne zmiany, które (według rządów) mają na celu spowolnienie IV fali pandemii, aby żaden kraj nie musiał wprowadzać znowu twardego lockdownu, który w tym przypadku mógłby po raz kolejny zagrozić europejskiej gospodarce permanentnie.

FRANCE

was one of the first countries in to announce that unvaccinated people would be deprived of certain privileges.

  • Since 1 July, sanitary passports have been accepted for travel within the European Union
  • From 9 August, adults must show a sanitary passport:
    • in cinemas and museums,
    • in cafes, restaurants (both indoors and in the garden),
    • in shopping centres,
    • in hospitals, old people's and nursing homes
    • when travelling by air, train or coach over long distances (inter-regional).
  • When travelling to France you will need:
    • a negative test result (taken up to 72h before travel),
    • or a vaccination certificate,
    • or a certificate of disease (up to 6 months back)
  • Compulsory vaccination of public employees, including medics, firefighters or rescue workers. They had until the end of August to be vaccinated in order to receive their full salary.

The government has announced random checks on businesses and public venues, where obliged employees who refuse to vaccinate could be suspended from their duties. Penalties for bar and cafe owners who are caught breaking the rules range from a warning, to a seven-day closure, to a one-year prison sentence.

GERMANY

The number of new cases of COVID-19 is increasing. The authorities of the German states and the government have enacted new regulations to fight the pandemic, which came into force on 23 August 2021 at the latest, known among other things as the new 3G rule - (Geimpfte, Genesene, Getestete) - which means vaccinated, recovered, tested. The new rule concerns who is allowed in public places.

  • Unvaccinated persons may not use:
    • hotels, boarding houses,
    • swimming pools, gyms, sports facilities,
    • beauty salons,
    • restaurants, bars, pubs,
    • hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation centres
  • From 11 October, you will already have to pay for a rapid coronavirus test (they will remain free only for people who cannot be vaccinated or for whom there are no general vaccination recommendations - such as pregnant women or children).

ITALY

From 1 September, the Green Pass - a certificate confirming receipt of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine - came into force.

The Green Pass must be presented during the following activities:

  • during consumption at a table inside gastronomic establishments,
  • during entry to plays, concerts, shows and sporting events,
  • when entering museums, cultural sites (including cinemas, theatres, concert halls, exhibitions),
  • access to swimming pools, swimming pools, SPAs, as well as on the premises of accommodation/recreational facilities,
  • admission to fairs, festivals and various exhibition events
  • admission to spas, theme parks and amusement parks
  • access to cultural, social and recreational centres - only for indoor areas.

DENMARK

In restaurants and cafes, is not required to show your covid passport. The same applies to grocery shops, shopping centres and sports facilities. From 10 September there will also no longer be an obligation to show the crown passport in nightclubs, as Denmark is gradually phasing out all covid restrictions - the government announces that they will all be abolished by 1 October 2021.

NETHERLANDS

Open are:

  • restaurants, bars, cafés,
  • cinemas, theatres, museums, amusement parks,
  • swimming pools, saunas, etc.

 

Discotheques and nightclubs remain closed. The Netherlands is additionally lifting the social distance requirement from 20 September, and schools and universities will reopen from 30 August.

  • Until 1 October, the government extends the possibility of a free COVID test for travellers leaving the Netherlands
  • From 1 November the remaining restrictions cease to apply, nightclubs and discos will be open. However, this date is highly uncertain, Prime Minister Rutte stressed.

Information on travel within EU countries is shown in the graphic below:

 

Source: https://reopen.europa.eu/en/

 

There is only one conclusion - the more people vaccinate, the sooner social life will return to normal and a relatively normal functioning will be possible. The new reality in which we live is slowly taking shape.

History is being written before our eyes, and it is really up to us to decide how it will look in the near future