reopens
4 Aug 2022
New Zealand's borders are fully open for the first time since March 2020, when they shut in an effort to keep out Covid-19.
4 May 2022
New Zealand has opened its borders to tourists for the first time in over two years. Meanwhile, Germany recorded no COVID deaths in a day for the first time since September 2020. DW has the latest.
16 Jun 2021
Monuments are opening as COVID restrictions are being relaxed in India. Elsewhere, Japan is pondering whether to allow spectators at the Olympics. Follow DW for the latest.
19 Dec 2020
Nigeria has said it will immediately reopen four border crossings as it moves to ease the protectionist approach it adopted to tackle smuggling and boost local production.
23 Jun 2020
After a three-month long closure, the opera house in Barcelona, El Liceu, reopens with its first concert... for 2,292 plants. The initiative, an idea of Spanish artist Eugenio Ampudia, looks to examine our relationship with nature and the impact the lockdown has had on public spaces.