What’s reopened and what’s still restricted in 16 cities around the world

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What’s reopened and what’s still restricted in 16 cities around the world
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By Brian Murphy

DECEMBER 18, 2020​

Vaccines are here. But so is a resurgence in coronavirus cases in many parts of the world. Washington Post correspondents and contributors across 16 cities are keeping track of the responses from public health officials and others.

Beijing​

Visitors crowd the Badaling section of the Great Wall northwest of Beijing on Oct. 31. (Tingshu Wang/Reuters) ​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
masks required	dine-in service open
police checks in place	schools open
	no curfew
	no fines

Berlin​

A customer wearing a face mask browses in a Christmas store in Berlin on Nov. 2. Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to do “everything necessary” to help cushion the economic impact of the partial lockdown. (Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg News) ​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
fines	no curfew
police checks in place
masks required
no dine-in service
schools closed

Dubai

A man rides a camel past beachgoers in Dubai on Oct. 31. Dubai Sports Council has organized many outdoor events after lifting the lockdown for the coronavirus. (Ali Haider/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
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What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
masks required	schools open
fines	dine-in service open
police checks	no curfew

Hong Kong

People wait to watch a film at Hong Kong's first socially distanced outdoor entertainment venue on Nov. 10, 2020. It has 100 socially distanced private "pods," each seating two or four people, to respect social distancing measures. (Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images) ​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
masks required	dine-in service open
fines	no curfew
police checks in place
schools closed

London

Customers eat and drink on the street outside a bar ahead of a coronavirus lockdown in the Soho district of London on Nov. 4. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
fines	dine-in service
masks required	schools open
	no fines
	no police checks
	no curfew

Madrid

People protest during a small rally in support of coronavirus deniers and against restrictions by the government in Madrid on Nov. 7. (Manu Fernandez/AP) ​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
masks required	schools open
fines	dine-in restaurants open
police checks in place
curfew in place

Mexico City​

A teacher looks after students Nov. 3 in the classroom of a makeshift school that the children of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman helped to build near the city of Culiacan for families who have no access to online classes during the pandemic restrictions in Mexico. (Reuters)​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
schools closed	no curfew
masks required	dine-in restaurants open
fines possible	no police checks

Moscow​

A woman walks from the underpass in Moscow on Nov. 3. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP) ​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
masks required	schools open
fines possible	dine-in restaurants open
police checks in place	no curfew

Nairobi​

Kenyans sit close to each other at a nightclub in Nairobi on Nov. 5. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the extension of a nationwide curfew from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. until Jan. 3. (Daniel Irungu/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) ​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
masks required	dine-in service open
fines	schools open
police checks
curfew in place

New Delhi​

Customers shop for discounted garments during the festival of Dhanteras at the Lajpat Nagar market in New Delhi on Nov. 13. (Prashanth Vishwanthan/Bloomberg News)​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
schools closed	no curfew
masks required	dine-in service open
fines
police checks

Paris​

The terrace of a closed restaurant sits empty in Paris on Nov. 12 during a second national lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. (Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images) ​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
masks required	schools open
fines in place
curfew in place
no dine-in service
police checks

Rio de Janeiro​

People visit Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 13. The mayoralty of the city is allowing bathers on its beaches, the opening of nightclubs and the operation of buffet systems in restaurants in a new stage of steps to ease pandemic restrictions. (Antonio Lacerda/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock). ​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
schools closed	dine-in service open
masks required	no fines
	no police checks
	no curfew

Rome​

People stroll in Via del Corso in Rome on Nov. 13. Italy authorities adopted new restrictions to curb the spread of the virus. (Angelo Carconi/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) ​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
fines in place	dine-in service open
masks required	schools open
police checks in place
curfew in place

Seoul​

People take pictures as drones fly in formation showing messages of hope in Seoul on Nov. 13. (Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
fines in place	dine-in service open
masks required	no curfew
police checks in place
schools closed

Tokyo​

People make their way at Shinagawa station in Tokyo on Nov. 13. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
No restrictions	dine-in service open
	schools open
	masks not required
	no fines
	no police checks
	no curfew

Toronto​

People watch the marine life at Ripley's Aquarium of Canada in Toronto on Oct. 28. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press/AP)​

What’s required, restricted or in force​	What is not​
fines	schools open
police checks in place	no curfew
masks required
no dine-in service

About this story: Max Bearak in Nairobi, William Booth and Karla Adam in London, Mary Beth Sheridan in Mexico City, Terrence McCoy in Rio de Janeiro, Chico Harlan in Rome, Loveday Morris in Berlin, Pamela Rolfe in Madrid, Joanna Slater in New Delhi, Paul Schemm in Dubai, Min Joo Kim in Seoul, Simon Denyer in Tokyo, Gerry Shih in Taipei, Robyn Dixon in Moscow, James McAuley in Paris, Amanda Coletta in Toronto and Shibani Mahtani in Hong Kong contributed to this report. ​