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Germany relaxes lockdown
Germany has reopened small shops, car dealerships and bicycle stores.
Germany introduces a tentative easing of its lockdown; a system is in place to mitigate the risk of the virus returning and social distancing remains in force.
Also on the programme: Scientists are working on vaccines as well as possible treatments - one such is the use of plasma donations from those who have recovered from Covid19; working from home - our correspondent teaches her child a life lesson she 'll probably never forget.
(Photo: Customers prepare to enter a reopened opticians' on the first day of the easing of some restrictions during the coronavirus crisis in Leipzig, Germany.)
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