Life slowly returns to streets in European capitals
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Spain recorded its lowest death rate since March 20, and Italy since mid-March. European countries hardest hit by the coronavirus are preparing to ease lockdown as signs show the curve of infections is flattening. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte promised Italians on Sunday they would soon be allowed to stroll in parks and visit relatives as the country emerges from the world's longest coronavirus lockdown.