Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will consult scientists Tuesday about ways to safely end a month-long lockdown aimed at stemming a pandemic that has killed thousands and left millions unemployed
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It estimated that more than half of Italy's 1.3 million construction workers and over a third of the 11.4 million services sector employees were now furloughed.Conte has tried to help out both families and businesses by putting the Italian government into staggering debt. The scientists are expected to issue recommendations about which factories might be allowed to resume safe operations on April 14.
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