SEASONS CHANGE: European nations are slowly reopening borders that had been closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Crowds at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy, last Sunday and people gathering in front of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica (above) in Paris, France, last Tuesday. PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NYTIMES
Social distancing markers at a Mercedes car dealer (left) in Brussels on May 6 as Belgium began easing lockdown restrictions, allowing some businesses to reopen, amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
MIND YOUR SAFETY DISTANCE: Social distancing markers at a Mercedes car dealer (left) in Brussels on May 6 as Belgium began easing lockdown restrictions, allowing some businesses to reopen, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. PHOTO: REUTERS
The crowd, mostly wearing face masks, at an outdoor cafe in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, last Wednesday. Restaurants and hotels are reopening in the West Balkan country after remaining closed for the past two months due to the on
BREATH OF FRESH AIR: The crowd, mostly wearing face masks, at an outdoor cafe in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, last Wednesday. Restaurants and hotels are reopening in the West Balkan country after remaining closed for the past two months due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A handful of cinemagoers waiting for a movie screening in a reopened cinema in the centre of Prague last Monday. The Czech Republic allowed movie theatres across the country to operate again with attendance capped at 100 people.
BACK IN REEL LIFE: A handful of cinemagoers waiting for a movie screening in a reopened cinema in the centre of Prague last Monday. The Czech Republic allowed movie theatres across the country to operate again with attendance capped at 100 people. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Cafe diners sit in a special enclosure on the roof of a building in Lviv, western Ukraine, last Monday, the first day the Ukrainian government lifted bans on recreation zones, takeaway services and open-air terraces in catering
IN THE SAFETY OF A BUBBLE: Cafe diners sit in a special enclosure on the roof of a building in Lviv, western Ukraine, last Monday, the first day the Ukrainian government lifted bans on recreation zones, takeaway services and open-air terraces in catering establishments. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
The zoo in Cologne, Germany, reopened on May 5 after a six-week closure as part of broader lockdown measures to slow down the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
NATURE CALLS: The zoo in Cologne, Germany, reopened on May 5 after a six-week closure as part of broader lockdown measures to slow down the spread of the coronavirus in the country. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A long queue outside a shop in the Spanish border town of El Pertus last Tuesday. As restrictions eased, people living on the French-Spanish border have been crossing over to Spain to buy items such as cigarettes and alcohol, which a
BEELINE FOR BARGAINS: A long queue outside a shop in the Spanish border town of El Pertus last Tuesday. As restrictions eased, people living on the French-Spanish border have been crossing over to Spain to buy items such as cigarettes and alcohol, which are cheaper in the country. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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