Daily Monitor
Wednesday May 19 2021
People sit on a restaurant terrace in Arcachon, near Bordeaux, on May 19, 2021, as restaurant and bar terraces reopen today at 50-percent capacity for groups of up to six while the curfew will be pushed back from 7 to 9:00 pm, as part of an easing of the nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PHOTO/AFP
Summary
Cafes and restaurants with terraces or rooftop gardens have been inundated with bookings for the return of outdoor dining, under the second phase of a lockdown-lifting plan that should culminate in a full reopening of the economy on June 30.
Museums, cinemas and theatres are also reopening after being closed for more than six months, during which they relied chiefly on state aid to remain afloat.
France Savours New Freedoms As Cafes, Museums Reopen By Clare BYRNE and Stuart WILLIAMS
05/19/21 AT 10:16 PM
The French on Wednesday joyfully made their way back to cafes, cinemas and museums as the country loosened restrictions in a return to semi-normality after more than six months of Covid-19 curbs.
Cafes and restaurants with terraces or rooftop gardens can now offer outdoor dining, under the second phase of a lockdown-lifting plan that should culminate in a full reopening of the economy on June 30. Only outdoor seating will be allowed when France starts lifting its Covid lockdown Wednesday Photo: AFP / Ludovic MARIN
Museums, cinemas and some theatres are also reopening after being closed for 203 days.
France: People rejoice as cafes and museums reopen
France began its return to normal life on Wednesday when cafes, cinemas and museums across the country reopened as COVID-19 restrictions were loosened.
The French on Wednesday joyfully made their way back to cafes, cinemas and museums as the country loosened restrictions in a return to semi-normality after more than six months of Covid-19 curbs.
Cafes and restaurants with terraces or rooftop gardens can now offer outdoor dining, under the second phase of a lockdown-lifting plan that should culminate in a full reopening of the economy on 30 June.
Museums, cinemas and some theatres are also reopening after being closed for 203 days.
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