In Pictures: People head outdoors as the lockdown in some parts of Europe eases

Europeans are out enjoying the summer weather after being confined indoors as part of the lockdown measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus.

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May 22, 2020, 03:56 PM

People pack into rubber boats and float down the Landwehr Canal in Berlin, Germany, on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Police officers ensuring that people keep their distance in front of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Women clinking bottles of beer by the Colosseum monument in Rome on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

People enjoying the sun on the banks of the river Seine in Paris on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Crowds on the banks of the river Seine in Paris on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

People enjoying food and drinks at a square in Rome on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

People mingle at a square in Rome on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Parisians enjoy the sun during a heatwave at the Invalides esplanade in Paris on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People stroll along a canal in the Navigli district of Milan, Italy, on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Crowds of people visiting Southend beach during hot and sunny weather in Southend, Britain, on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People enjoy the weather on the banks of the Spree river in Berlin, Germany, on May 21, 2020 PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People taking a dip during the opening day of a public open-air pool in Cologne, Germany, on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A worker wearing a protective face mask serves clients in a reopened restaurant on the waterfront in Naples, Italy, on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

It is full-house at a restaurant's outdoor seating area at the Navigli in Milan, Italy, on May 20, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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