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Nations debate easing virus restrictions as economies falter

Published April 18, 2020
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Governments around the world are wrestling with when and how to lift economically painful virus control measures as unemployment rises and rent payments come due.

Many countries have mandated strict restrictions on movement to try to stop the spread of a new coronavirus that has infected more than 2.2 million people and for which there is no vaccine.

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Customers wearing face masks line up outside Gelson's Market while saying apart during the coronavirus pandemic, in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles on April 17. — AP
Customers wearing face masks line up outside Gelson's Market while saying apart during the coronavirus pandemic, in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles on April 17. — AP

A policeman asks a resident for proof of identification during a curfew ordered by the city mayor in an effort to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, in Soacha, Colombia, April 17. — AP
A policeman asks a resident for proof of identification during a curfew ordered by the city mayor in an effort to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, in Soacha, Colombia, April 17. — AP

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