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2021-02-05 22:06:12 GMT2021-02-06 06:06:12(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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ATHENS, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) Greek authorities announced on Friday that the COVID-19 nationwide lockdown which started on Nov. 7 is further extended to Feb. 15, while an earlier night curfew and closure of retail stores on weekends is imposed in red zones, like Attica and Thessaloniki in northern Greece, in order to avert the third wave of the pandemic. The image of the epidemiological load nationwide has deteriorated. We need to climb a hill. It would be a pity to give up now that we have started vaccinating vulnerable groups. We can avert a new wave, Vana Papaevangelou, an associate professor of pediatrics who participates in the committee of experts advising the Greek Health Ministry on the management of the COVID-19 crisis, said during a regular press briefing broadcast on national broadcaster ERT.
4 (Xinhua) The epidemic situation in France was "particularly fragile" as those more infectious variants of the coronavirus circulate faster, but there was no need for the moment to impose a new nationwide lockdown, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.With daily averages of 20,000 new infection cases, 1,600 hospital admissions and 320 deaths, "the situation remains worrying," Castex warned.
2021-02-05 22:06:12 GMT2021-02-06 06:06:12(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BRUSSELS, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Friday announced easing measures for non-medical contact professions and other sectors, under several strict conditions, after a meeting of the Consultative Committee.
Hairdressers will be able to reopen as of Feb. 13. They will be able to reopen under very strict measures and protocols, De Croo said.
Other non-medical contact professions, such as beauticians, nail salons and massage parlors, will be able to reopen from March 1. The strict barrier measures both for the customer and for the people working in the profession will apply.