The case study cities
population to avoid social contact and stay home as far as possible. During the first lockdown, schools and non-essential businesses had to close. The government imposed restrictions on social gatherings [...] mid-October 2020, the federal government decided to ease the measures. These included returning to schools, opening certain types of businesses and services, and ending strict social distancing. Incidence-based [...] winter, a renewed lockdown was imposed from mid-October 2020 to March 2021, and in the spring and summer of 2021, measures were eased again based on incidence and individual vaccination status. In April …
