Spain backtracks on nightlife rules after regional complaints
FILE PHOTO: People take pictures and watch the sunset from a lookout by the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo reuters tickers
This content was published on June 9, 2021 - 20:17
June 9, 2021 - 20:17
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain s health ministry on Wednesday scrapped a nationwide plan to gradually reopen nightlife just a week after introducing it, following widespread complaints from regional authorities who dismissed it as either too strict or too loose.
The plan, which would have allowed areas with low infection rates to open nightclubs until 3 a.m., drew the ire of several regions and a legal challenge from Madrid s conservative leader Isabel Diaz Ayuso.
Czechs to fully reopen restaurants, bars, admit some foreign tourists
FILE PHOTO: A clock showing the time at noon is pictured on a building, next to almost empty streets at Old Town Square during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Prague, Czech Republic, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo reuters tickers
This content was published on May 28, 2021 - 10:06
May 28, 2021 - 10:06
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech restaurants, bars, night clubs and other hospitality venues can serve customers indoors from Monday, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on Friday, announcing a quicker-than-planned easing of COVID-19 restrictions following a court ruling.
The Czech government, which has been battling one of the world s most severe second waves of the pandemic, had planned to open indoor facilities from mid-June, as the situation has been steadily improving and vaccinations increasing.