Shoppers were back on the streets in Austria andΒ ItalyΒ today as Europe takes its first tentative steps out of theΒ coronavirus lockdown.
In Austria, which was the first European country to announce specific plans for ending the lockdown, shoppers were queuing outside hardware stores wearing compulsory masks as small shops re-opened today.
Meanwhile, industrial and construction work is resuming inΒ Spain where some workers were back at their jobs yesterday while other regions are returning today.