France eases mask rules and announces end to nightly virus curfew
Teddy bears in American vintage cars driven through Paris in a show of support for the Covid-hit tourism industry. Picture: Lewis Joly/AP
France has eased several Covid-19 restrictions, with authorities saying it is no longer always mandatory to wear masks outside and halting an eight-month nightly curfew this weekend.
The announcement by French prime minister Jean Castex comes as France is registering about 3,900 new virus cases a day, down from 35,000 a day in the March/April peak.
