Many European nations are trying to sketch out new parameters for a highly unusual summer tourist season
Visitors wash their hands in front of ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill of the Greek capital Athens, on May 18, 2020.
Chinese President Xi Jinping was among a handful of world leaders expected to address the two-day online gathering that comes amid high tensions between his nation, where the pandemic began, and the United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus. "Even if a summer vacation will be possible elsewhere in Europe, which I hope, one has to say that this vacation this year won't be like the ones we know from the past," Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told ZDF television.
Those figures are believed to understate the true dimensions of the pandemic because of limited testing, differences in counting the dead and concealment by some governments.Greece reopened the Acropolis in Athens and other ancient sites, along with high schools, shopping malls and mainland travel. Greece's public beaches reopened over the weekend amid a heatwave with strict social distancing rules, but buses from Athens to the nearby coast were crowded.In Belgium, more students returned to school, hairdressers began clipping locks again and museums and zoos opened their doors, all with strict reservation systems to avoid overcrowding. Hoping to make the most of the sunny weather, open-air markets started selling their plentiful spring fruits and vegetables.
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