Spain and Italy ease Covid-19 lockdown but Russia hits daily high
by Sam Jones in Madrid from on (#52ZPS)
Two of Europe's worst affected countries begin careful process of opening up societies again
Spain and Italy, two of the European countries hardest hit by coronavirus, are beginning to emerge from lengthy and strict lockdowns as Russia and Afghanistan reported their biggest one-day rises in new infections.
In Spain, where 217,466 cases of Covid-19 and 25,264 deaths have been confirmed, adults were allowed back on to the street to exercise for the first time in seven weeks this weekend.
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