Europe Is Looking at Several More Weeks of Virus Lockdowns

Conte leaning toward early May; Spain extends until April 25
Germany’s Merkel joins Italy, Spain in upholding restrictions

The Brandenburg Gate monument stands in an empty Pariser Platz square at dusk in Berlin on April 7.Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Alberto Brambilla, Rodrigo Orihuela, and Patrick Donahue

April 9, 2020 at 1:55 PM UTC

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April 10, 2020 at 10:34 AM UTC

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Italy and Spain are preparing for several more weeks under lockdown as volatile coronavirus infection rates prevent Europe’s governments from easing curbs on public life.