Austria to reopen schools, restaurant industry and churches starting mid May

In a press conference on Tuesday, Austria's chancellor Sebastian Kurz and vice-chancellor Werner Kogler announced that schools, restaurants and churches will be opened gradually starting May 15th.

After last week's reopening of small retailers, DIY and gardening stores, larger stores and malls are set to open at the beginning of May. Both Kurz and Kogler reiterated that they would review the situation on a biweekly basis and would pull the emergency brake if the situation worsened.