Lockdown part two, this time France and Germany are leading the way. After the "Italian model" of last March, this time our country (also strong in less dramatic numbers than those of our neighbors, but destined to increase) has chosen a compromise line in containing the virus. Instead France and Germany, together, cut the bull's head off and decided to go from Friday 30 October for a month "in apnea". In different ways, though neither of them foresees such a total blockade as the Italian one last spring. France, for example, leaves schools and factories open (even if smart working is encouraged "wherever possible"), while the German lockdown will be a little milder, proportionate to the fact that the contagion curve is much more dramatic in Emmanuel's country Macron (almost 40.000 infections a day) and in that of Angela Merkel, who is currently traveling at an even lower rate than the Italian one.
Thus in Germany, in addition to schools, shops also remain open, kindergartens and religious functions, but bars and restaurants are closing, which will be able to take away. Discos, theatres, cinemas, gyms and swimming pools also close. And professional football, which was the first in Europe to restart in May, will return to being played behind closed doors. In France, bars, restaurants and non-essential shops are closing completely, but public offices, schools (but with reinforced protocol), construction sites, factories, farms remain open from tonight to 1 December, net of smart working. Self-certification is back too: travel outside the home will only be possible to go to work, to go to the doctor, to assist a sick relative or to do the shopping, or even to take a walk but within a kilometer of home and for no more than 1 hour per day. Also stop travel between Regions, with the exception of those who have to return from the holidays on November 1, which have already begun in France.
On one thing, however, both France and Germany agree, for now: no border closures and restrictions on travel between countries, provided that health protocols at airports are strictly observed. However, other countries could follow in the footsteps of the Paris-Berlin axis within a few days: the United Kingdom, through the words of Minister Robert Jenrick, has made it known that a second national lockdown (for now we are proceeding by areas depending on the criticality) "It can't be ruled out." In Spain, lockdowns are decided locally, but by now there are very few regions that have not done so: only Extremadura, Cantabria, Galicia and the Canary Islands. Italy itself is on the verge of making the painful decision: the feeling is that they will wait about ten days to see if the semi-lockdown will produce any results. Otherwise, around 8-9 November, the national closure will start again.
