EU countries take first cautious steps out of coronavirus lockdown

Certain shops reopen in Italy and Austria, while some Spanish workers return as country proceeds 'with utmost caution' Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Italy, Spain and Austria have allowed partial returns to work as countries across Europe reported further falls in new Covid-19 cases and began taking the first cautious steps out of lockdown to revive their battered economies. With the number of coronavirus infections nearing 2m globally, Spain said on Tuesday that w...