The era of coronavirus restrictions is fading away, but that doesn’t mean COVID-19 is gone.
Governments are racing to scrap the last remaining pandemic measures, eager to reset the world after two years of dramatic upheaval. Even slow-mover Germany is planning to unwind curbs, despite setting records for infections on a daily basis.
Officials say data and science are behind the decisions, but politics, as well as weariness and frustration, are mixed in too.