In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, governments and health organisations are planning to gradually restart venues, nightclubs and music festivals, with new social distancing measures and state-by-state safety restrictions.
And even though a complete return of the nightlife reopenings may only be allowed with the existence of a vaccine, various countries, like Germany and Spain, have laid out guidelines for clubs and live music along with rest of economy.
With one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe, Italy is now beginning to breath a bit of fresh air of freedom. Bars and restaurants reopened last Monday, 18th May with restrictions around table spacing and masks required for patrons.
By June 15th, live music events of up to 200 people indoors and 1,000 people outdoors can return, as long as attendees have an assigned one-meter-apart seat, while there’s still no news for nightclubs in the Council Of Ministers’ new decree.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced Spain will reopen to overseas tourists from July. On May 11th, outdoor terraces of restaurants and bars reopened at 50 percent capacity, while seated open-air events can host up to 200 people.
In Germany, clubs, theaters and cultural sites will be closed until July 31st, while events drawing 5,000 people or more are banned until October 24th.
However, some Berlin clubs and bars, including Sisyphos, reopened last Friday, May 15th, There will be music but strict no-dancing rules, with most of the bars to close around 10 PM.
As the US now has the highest coronavirus-related death toll in the world, nightclubs and bars in cities like New York and Los Angeles are likely being among the last businesses to open.
In Netherlands “mass events at national level“ will be possible only when a vaccine is available.
Venues and bars in China have cautiously reopened their doors, while South Korea has seen another nightlife shutdown due to a recent spike of COVID-19 infections in the country.
