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7 May, 2020 14:42

France will gradually end lockdown from Monday, some restrictions remain in Paris region – PM

France will gradually end lockdown from Monday, some restrictions remain in Paris region – PM

France will gradually end its lockdown from Monday, May 11, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday. Some restrictions will remain in place in the Paris region where the new coronavirus is still circulating.

“From Monday we will progressively unwind the lockdown that started on March 17… but the country is cut in two, with the virus circulating more quickly in some regions, notably in the Ile de France region, which is very densely populated,” the PM said.

In other parts of France, secondary schools, cafes and restaurants may open from early June if the infection rate remains low, Reuters quoted Philippe as saying.