Europe Gets Serious About Lockdowns as Italy Slows Deaths
- Hope emerges in worst-hit country and U.K. finally shuts down
- Euro officials to talk rescue plans to counter economic pain
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On the same day Italy finally saw a dip in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, the U.K. was forced into a full lockdown with Europe still scrambling for new ways to mitigate the devastating social and economic impact of the pandemic.