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Italian PM set to reveal steps to exit lockdown

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Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is set to reveal the steps the country will take to loosen restrictions, reopen the economy and emerge from the coronavirus crisis by this weekend.

Italy, which has reported more coronavirus deaths than any other European country, has been under national quarantine since 9 March, with some regions imposing lockdowns even earlier.

The quarantine period, which has been extended twice, is due to expire on 3 May. Conte is caught between trying to avoid a fresh spike in infections of the virus - which has killed over 24,000 people in Italy - and avoiding additional damage to the economy.  "I would like to be able to say, let's open everything.

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