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Italy Sets Reopening Plan With Caveat on Second Virus Wave

Construction, manufacturing to resume on May 4, Conte says
Some Europeans gingerly return to work as virus deaths decline

Workers of the Emergency Medical Services of Catalonia attend a patient on April 24. — Workers of the Emergency Medical Services of Catalonia attend a patient on April 24.
Photographer: Pau Barrena/AFP Getty Images

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John Follain and

April 26, 2020, 9:02 AM UTCUpdated onApril 27, 2020, 6:05 AM UTC

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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said his country will start easing lockdown restrictions on May 4, setting up a key test of Europe’s efforts to restart public life and economies immobilized by the coronavirus.