Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, not all countries have necessarily had the same way of thinking about health restrictions. Two years after the arrival of the coronavirus, some countries have decided to lighten them, or even abandon them.
For several months now, the Omicron variant gradually imposed itself against the other variants. More contagious, but less deadly, it has concerned many countries since its appearance. Nevertheless, some specialists agree that the end of the pandemic is near, thanks to vaccination and an increased immunity within populations.
Thus, some countries reduce again or even abandon the current restrictions, as the GEO magazine explains in an article of January 20, 2022. If in France, the government has recently adopted the vaccine pass, the United Kingdom does not seem to be taking the same path. As of January 27, most anti-Covid restrictions will be simply dropped . Thus, wearing a mask will no longer be compulsory, teleworking will no longer be recommended and only nightclubs will ask visitors for a health pass.
In Spain, the coronavirus will be considered an endemic disease. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez recently explained that the government wants to set up a monitoring system modeled on that of the seasonal flu. A network of hospitals and sentinel doctors will be responsible for alerting the authorities in the event of the spread of Covid-19.
In the United States, authorities want everyone to learn to live with the virus , despite a rising hospitalization rate. For White House adviser Anthony Fauci, the objective will be to find a combination between good background immunity and the possibility of treating a person at risk. People at risk, Israel will also make it its priority. The country has just authorized travel abroad, believing that the closing of borders cannot contain the variant Omicron. Citizens over the age of sixty will also be eligible for a fourth dose of vaccine and only this age group will be able to perform PCR tests. In addition, the duration of quarantine for positive people has been reduced, from seven to five days .
In other countries such as Denmark, theaters and cinemas reopened at the end of December 2021. In the Netherlands, bars, cafes and other restaurants can accommodate customers since January 25, 2022. Finally, Quebec has also reduced the quarantine of positive people virus (ten to five days).
Recall that the WHO had declared at the beginning of December 2021 that the most cases of the Omicron variant are mild and that the effectiveness of the vaccines is always the same. Thus, more and more countries are expected to relax their rules in the coming weeks and months.
