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Italy Has Lowest Number of New Virus Infections in Seven Weeks

An intersection stands empty in Brescia, Italy, on April 19.Photographer: Gianmarco Maraviglia/Bloomberg

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By John Follain

April 27, 2020 at 3:58 PM UTC

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Italy posted its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in seven weeks on Monday, as Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tentatively started to map a way out of a national lockdown and restart the economy.