French cafes reopen their terraces as coronavirus restrictions ease

Customers sit at tables at a cafe terrace in Paris (Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP)

France’s cafe and restaurant terraces reopened after more than six months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The French government is lifting restrictions incrementally to stave off a resurgence of Covid-19 and to give citizens back some of their signature joie de vivre and the chance to share a coffee or glass of wine.