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Paris (AP) - Breathe a sigh of relief for shops and walkers: France has less strict corona restrictions from today.
Shops that are not essential for life are also allowed to open their doors again - but only under certain conditions.
Eight square meters of sales area must be available per customer.
The economy had been calling for all shops to be reopened for weeks.
In the future, more time will be given for sport and walking outdoors.
Instead of the previous one hour per day, three are now allowed, the radius increases from 1 to 20 kilometers around the place of residence.
Extracurricular activities can also take place outside again.
Masses can be held again with a maximum of 30 believers.
Libraries and archives are also allowed to reopen.
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The loosening of the rules follows just under a month of strict restrictions, many of which still apply.
In France, leaving the house will only be allowed in the future for a valid reason - for example to go to work or go shopping.
A certificate must be carried with you.
As French President Emmanuel Macron said in his TV address, one should still refrain from meeting friends and family and all unnecessary exits.
Prime Minister Jean Castex also warned that it was too early to speak of an end to the lockdown.
If the corona numbers continue to fall, the end of the exit restrictions is getting closer.
Macron has promised to replace them with night curfews from mid-December.
Cinemas, theaters and museums could then also reopen under certain conditions.
According to the health authorities, France has already survived the peak of new infections in the second corona wave.
On Friday, around 12,450 new infections were reported within 24 hours.
At the beginning of November there were sometimes well over 60,000 cases.
In the country of 67 million people, more than 51,900 people have died since the outbreak of the pandemic.
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