Armed with mass testing and tracing capabilities, a growing number of European countries are expressing confidence that they can avoid a return to economically-devastating coronavirus lockdowns.
FILE PHOTO: Mini-Europe Director Thierry Meeus wearing a protective mask talks to children during the reopening of 'mini-Europe' theme park where people can wonder across small scale models of European capitals landmarks as Belgium began easing lockdown restrictions amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
“We can rule out that we will have to go back to the tough measures,” Belgian Interior Minister Pieter De Crem told broadcaster VTM on Sunday. Although countries that have lifted lockdowns have experienced local spikes, such views appear to be backed by the World Health Organization , which has said countries such as Germany, with strong public health measures in place, should be able to suppress clusters of cases.
For some European states, including those hit hardest by the pandemic, there is greater caution over lifting restrictions.
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