The near three-week shutdown 'had been very tough economically,' said Italian PM Giuseppe Conte.
Italy on Monday extended an economically crippling lockdown until"at least" mid-April to stem coronavirus infections that have claimed a world-leading 11,591 lives.
Italy was the first Western nation to impose sweeping restrictions to stem a pandemic that has claimed more than 36,000 lives worldwide. The daily rate of new infections dropped to 4.1 percent -- a fraction of the 62 percent level registered a month ago.
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