Coronavirus pandemic: France's Macron announces three-step reopening amid 'glimmer of hope'
France will start easing its Covid-19 lockdown this weekend so that by Christmas, shops, theatres and cinemas will reopen and people will be able to spend the holiday with their families, President Macron said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus pandemic: France's Macron announces three-step reopening amid 'glimmer of hope'
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