Wearing masks, keeping distance working and schooling on staggered times

Europeans are restarting their “normal” life but in an unfamiliar way after a nearly two-months lockdown to fight the coronavirus.

One of the first measures announced by the Belgian Prime Minister after the country began its first phase a deconfinement is the compulsory mask-wearing on public transport for everyone aged over 12.

The government will provide at least one mask free of charge for each citizen.
Greeks have also started a gradual return to normalcy this week, with mask-wearing required in public transport, taxis, elevators, or entering hospitals, pharmacies and other enclosed spaces.

In Portugal, the government even sent security forces to public transport stations to monitor the mask-wearing of passengers.

In a shift that many Europeans would have never imagined, face mask-wearing is now a phenomenon in the streets of major European cities.

And a France, the government is working on a smartphone app “StopCOVID”.
It will be launched by June 2 to help stem the coronavirus spread when the country starts to return to normality.

The app that could warn people, who voluntary use the app, if they came into contact with a coronavirus’ carrier. Using mobile apps to track the coronavirus is a sensitive issue in Europe.

Dozens of non-profit organizations have written a common statement urging governments to respects human rights.