French PM says it's time to emerge from virus lockdown

The govt is now looking to take advantage of falling infection rates to rescue a free-falling economy. FMTNews

PARIS: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus has saved tens of thousands of lives but that it was time to ease the restrictions to stave off economic collapse.

But the government is now looking to take advantage of falling infection rates to rescue a free-falling economy, though Philippe said the French people would have to adapt to a new way of living. Philippe’s government faces a delicate balancing act, keen to relieve the mounting frustration of people holed up in their homes since mid-March without heightening the risk of a second wave of infections if France moves too swiftly.

“If the indicators are not right, we will not unwind the lockdown on May 11, or we will do it more strictly,” he said.

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