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Europe’s Virus Spread Slows as Lockdown-Easing Ways Sought

Spain and Germany see number of new virus infections slow
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson released from hospital

Patients walks across the field hospital installed at IFEMA in Madrid, on April 11.
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By Jeannette Neumann, Vernon Silver, and Rudy Ruitenberg

April 12, 2020 at 9:40 AM UTC

Updated on

April 12, 2020 at 5:51 PM UTC

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Italy, Spain and France reported a slowdown in new coronavirus cases, allowing governments in Europe to look for ways to safely ease lockdowns that are strangling the region’s economy.