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Macron Announces Gradual Easing of Lockdown From Nov. 28
- Lockdown will be lifted on Dec. 15 if targets are reached
- Vaccination could start as soon as end of December: Macron
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French President Emmanuel Macron said he will gradually lift a nationwide lockdown from Saturday, as he attempts to avoid a resurgence of the coronavirus and damaging fits and starts for the economy.
Small stores will be permitted to open from Nov. 28 with extra rules, after weeks of shopkeepers criticizing and mocking the government’s decision to ban retail it deemed non-essential. Restaurants will remain closed, however, until at least Jan. 20, depriving the sector of the income from one of the busiest periods of the year.