London (CNN Business)How do you restart an economy that’s been shut down by a pandemic? The answer is: very, very carefully.

Even as the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, European governments are starting to think about how to re-open factories, offices and schools while minimizing the chance of further outbreaks. Austria on Monday said it would gradually begin to reopen shops after Easter, becoming the first country in Europe to do so.  —more—

 

A man with a mask passes by an empty street during the coronavirus crisis in Berlin, Germany.