Europe’s coronavirus lockdowns compared

Parts of Europe are starting to relax Covid-19 restrictions, but social distancing guidelines remain in place as leaders try to balance a return to normal life with protecting populations from new spikes in infections


LOCKDOWNS IN SELECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (as of Apr 28, 2020) 

Days from first Covid-19 case 	Days in national lockdown*

	Jan	Feb	Feb	Mar	Mar	Apr	Apr	May	May 
	15 	1 	15 	1 	15 	1 	15 	1 	15

France 		53 55
Germany 	56 28
UK 		52 46†
Italy 		41 53
Spain 		42 56
Belgium 	42 48
Switzerland 	17 45
Austria 	20 29
Norway 		15 39
Netherlands 	25 49
Denmark 	20 28
Ireland 	28 38
Czech Rep. 	15 35
Portugal 	17 44
Poland		20 26

Lockdown in Wuhan, China
76
                 
*To first significant easing of restrictions (actual or planned)

†To next review date


Sources: BBC, Reuters, World Economic Forum 
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