European Countries Move Closer to Reopening Continent

PARIS—European governments are making ready to unlock the continent’s economy by introducing regulations and guidelines that volume to a sweeping reconfiguration of every day existence, from subway seating to classroom measurement.

Governments from Paris to Madrid are navigating a minefield as they appear for techniques to revive their economies devoid of triggering a surge in bacterial infections. The reopening will be gradual, stretching into the summer months, and remarkably targeted to initially profit locations with less bacterial infections, European officials say.

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