Europe Banks on Vaccines as Countries Push Ahead With Reopening
- Governments bowing to public frustration, pleas from business
- U.K.’s Johnson to confirm mandatory curbs will end on July 19
A Covid-19 vaccination center in the Erika-Hess ice rink stadium in Berlin, June 11.
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European governments are pushing ahead with reopening their economies, banking on a mix of vaccinations, hygiene guidelines and common sense to let life return toward normal amid a surge in Covid-19 cases.
Despite concerns about the rapid spread of the delta variant, officials are bowing to public frustration and pleas from businesses, and moving further away from the strict lockdowns of 2020. The view, summed up by a French minister, is that it’s time to “live with the virus.”