Comments by Austrian chancellor, Sebastian Kurz
- Aim is to let smaller shops reopen on 14 April
- Aim for 1 May is to reopen all shops, shopping malls
- Schools will remain closed until at least mid-May
- Restaurants, hotels will reopen step by step from mid-May at the earliest
- But a decision on that will come in late April
- No events will be held until at least late June
- Will also require face masks in public transport
I would argue that in most places across Europe, it will be a similar kind of "reopening" or easing of restrictive measures - just that the timeline will be different.
The improving trend is great but unless the case loads start to be reduced into the small hundreds, it is hard to imagine any quick restart of economic activity in most countries.
For some context, these are the coronavirus figures in Austria up until today:
