Kids in Spain relish outdoor hour as virus lockdowns ease

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Shrieks of joy rang out in the streets of Spain as children were allowed to leave their homes for the first time in six weeks, AP reports.

The sound of children shouting and the rattle of bikes on the pavement after the 44-day seclusion of Spain’s youngest citizens offered a first taste of a gradual return to normal life in the country that has the second-highest number of confirmed infections, behind the United States.

“This is wonderful! I can’t believe it has been six weeks,” Susana Sabaté, a mother of 3-year-old twin boys, said in Barcelona. “My boys are very active. Today when they saw the front door and we gave them their scooters, they were thrilled.”

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Families walk in the sunshine along a boulevard in Barcelona, Spain, April 26. — AP
Families walk in the sunshine along a boulevard in Barcelona, Spain, April 26. — AP

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