Italian Police on horseback patrols on Via della Conciliazione at the limit between Rome in Italy and St. Peter's Square in The Vatican, during the lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP)

ROME: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte promised Italians on Sunday (Apr 26) they would soon be allowed to stroll in parks and visit relatives as the country emerges from the world's longest coronavirus lockdown.