영국, 스페인 등 봉쇄 완화... 이탈리아 여전히 방역 고민<br /><br />Following prolonged national lockdowns,... many European countries including Britain and Spain are getting ready to gradually ease their COVID-19 restrictions.<br />Such easing, however, has caused problems for Germany,... leading to new cluster infections across the country.<br />Kim Hyo-sun tells us more.<br />Countries in Europe are easing coronavirus restrictions,... with the UK rolling out plans for more easing of its lockdown.<br />British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during a regular press briefing on Monday that the country is set to reopen thousands of high street shops, department stores and shopping centers from June.<br />He explained that outdoor markets could be reopened first,... followed by all other non-essential retail from mid-June.<br />"So I can announce that it is our intention to allow outdoor markets to reopen from June 1st, subject to all premises being made COVID secure."<br />Similar measures are being put in place in Spain as well.<br />In Barcelona and Madrid,... residents can now meet in groups of up to ten people in their homes or on the terraces of bars and restaurants.<br />Starting Monday, restrictions were also eased at beaches,... following ten weeks of an intense lockdown.<br />"I feel happy because I was able to go out and feel the freedom to do it. It's all about first times today. First time we eat paella. First time we drink a glass of wine. It makes me happy, because I love the sea. I love to eat by the sea. I am very happy."<br />Nevertheless,... in some countries like Germany and Italy,... lockdown easing has led to new cluster infections,... complicating their efforts to reopen their economies.<br />In Germany, more than 100 people were found to have been infected following a Baptist church service in Frankfurt,... while over a dozen others tested positive after attending the opening of a restaurant in the northern town of Leer.<br />Italy will be mobilizing nearly 70-thousand volunteers to enforce social distancing rules,... amid fears of a possible second wave.<br />While they do not have any policing powers, they will patrol parks, markets and bar areas where there could be large gatherings following the partial easing of the national lockdown.<br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.<br />
