'Things are not going back to normal.' To understand how hard it is to restart an economy while still battling the coronavirus, turn to Europe.
Bookstores, and almost nothing else, are open again along desolate canals of Venice. Restaurants and hotels remain shut and cafes once packed with tourists sit empty.
But for two days a week, customers can browse for books, so long as they wear a mask, disinfect their hands before shopping, and stay more than 6 feet apart. To comply, the city’s MarcoPolo bookstore has asked customers to enter one at a time in the morning or schedule a half-hour appointment for the afternoon.
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