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By Ben Sills and John Follain

April 14, 2020 at 9:25 AM UTC

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April 14, 2020 at 7:00 PM UTC

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Europe’s leaders are sketching out strategies for reactivating economies battered by the coronavirus, with Germany poised to examine an easing of restrictions on public life and Denmark ready to reopen primary schools.