France will allow restaurants, bars and cafes to reopen from June 2, though with more restrictions in Paris than elsewhere, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday as he announced the next phase in easing the country's coronavirus lockdown.
PARIS - France will allow restaurants, bars and cafes to reopen from June 2, though with more restrictions in Paris than elsewhere, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday as he announced the next phase in easing the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
The government is also lifting a nationwide 100 km travel restriction and will reopen beaches and parks from next week. Philippe said he was in favour of removing border restrictions within Europe’s Schengen area without quarantine rules from June 15.The spread of the virus is slowing quicker than hoped for and Paris is no longer deemed a “red zone” coronavirus hot-spot, the prime minister said. But danger still lurked and there was no room for complacency, he said.
More than 28,500 people have died of COVID-19 in France. On Wednesday the death toll rose by less than 100 for the seventh day running. A ban on gatherings in public places of more than 10 people remains in place for now, and major sporting events will also be suspended until at least June 21, Philippe added.Related CoverageFrance and its European neighbours have been progressively easing unprecedented restrictions on public life in the past month, desperate to revive battered economies but mindful of unleashing a second wave of infections.
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