Millions of people in France and Spain counted down on Sunday to the relaxation of strict coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, amid hopes of release from their homes laced with fears of a second wave of a pandemic that has killed over 280,000 worldwide and wrought economic disaster.

In France, people will be able to walk outside for the first time in nearly eight weeks without filling in a permit, teachers will start to return to schools, and some shops will reopen. Bars, restaurants, theatres and cinemas will however remain closed.

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