Countries around the world are reopening — here's our constantly updated list of how they're doing it and who remains under lockdown

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As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, some countries are putting their citizens on various forms lockdown, though that’s not a technical term used by public-health officials.
India, France, Italy, and the UK have implemented the world’s largest and most restrictive mass quarantines.
A handful of countries, including Spain, Germany, and South Korea have started relaxing lockdown measures. The results have been mixed.
More than 328,639 people have died and over 5,022,064 have been infected by the coronavirus worldwide.
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Countries around the world are implementing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, from national quarantines to school closures.

Several countries, like Spain, Iran, Italy, Denmark, Israel, and Germany, that previously imposed restrictions are beginning to lift lockdown measures. But results have been mixed.

While “lockdown” isn’t a technical term used by public-health officials, it can refer to anything from mandatory geographic quarantines to non-mandatory recommendations to stay at home, closures of certain types of businesses, or bans on events and gatherings, Lindsay Wiley, a health law professor at the Washington College of Law, told Vox.

Here are the countries and territories that have implemented mandatory mass quarantines so far — and how some of them are beginning to open up.

Germany is slowly reopening — though it’s also seen the infection rate rise.
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Hairdressers, playgrounds, churches, and museums were able to reopen on May 4, as well as some schools, according to Vox. All restaurants will be able to reopen in mid-May, according to CBS News.

Volkswagen has reopened one of its major plants.

The country has also warned against worldwide travel until June 14, according to the BBC. However, people in one household can meet with another household now, according to The Guardian.

Oktoberfest is canceled.

The Bundesliga professional soccer league returned Saturday.

Brazil’s infection numbers have surpassed Spain and Italy, but president Jair Bolsonaro has not instituted a lockdown.
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Business Insider’s Sophia Ankel reported that the country has emerged as a new hotspot, and morgues, hospitals, and cemeteries are grappling with rising rates of infection.

President Jair Bolsonaro has downplayed the pandemic and even encouraged anti-lockdown protesters — he has also argued with governors who imposed stay-at-home orders.

As of Thursday, Brazil had 291,579 infections and 18,859 deaths.

While hit hard, Spain is beginning to reopen.
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