Skiers return to Slovenian resort after lockdown eases

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Hundreds of skiers hit the slopes at Slovenia’s highest ski resort after it reopened following a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly two months, Reuters reports.

People ski on the slopes of Kanin after the Slovenian government called an official end to the country's Covid-19 outbreak, in Kanin, Slovenia, May 17. — Reuters
People ski on the slopes of Kanin after the Slovenian government called an official end to the country's Covid-19 outbreak, in Kanin, Slovenia, May 17. — Reuters

“Unique, fantastic, the weather, the snow, the silence, the air, being free,” said Barbara, who along with her partner, Franci, were visiting from the capital Ljubljana.

Slovenia became the first European country on Thursday to declare an official end to its coronavirus epidemic.

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