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Spaniards Flock Outside With Europe’s Virus Outbreak Easing

  • Outdoor exercise allowed after almost two months of lockdown
  • Governments across Europe are starting to relax lockdown rules

People exercise along the Segovia Bridge in Madrid on May 2.

Photographer: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images

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Spain’s runners, walkers and cyclists took to the streets for the first time in almost two months as the nation began to ease one of Europe’s tightest lockdowns, amid signs that the worst of the region’s coronavirus outbreak may be over.

Madrid filled with joggers on Saturday as Spaniards were allowed out of their homes to exercise for the first time in seven weeks. Cyclists and skateboarders headed to parks, many in pairs, defying rules. Police seemed relaxed, only ordering runners off the roads passing through parks.