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		</div><p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Mr Castex welcomed “very good news” and said the curfew would be lifted on Sunday, 10 days earlier than expected.</p>
<figure id="attachment_168856" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-168856" style="width: 811px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/85873256-6995-4399-8736-489B23671849.jpeg" alt="" width="811" height="567" class="size-full wp-image-168856" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-168856" class="wp-caption-text">A woman dances by a cafe terrace in Lille, northern France</figcaption></figure>
<p>Wearing a mask would still remain mandatory outdoors in crowded places like street markets and stadiums, he said. And people were required to wear a mask indoors in public spaces, including at work — with the exception of restaurants and bars.</p>
<p>“We have not known such a low level of virus spreading since last August,” Mr Castex said, adding that the situation was improving in all of France’s regions.</p>
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<p>“Those positive evolutions are due to the mobilisation of the French and to the vaccination campaign,” he said.</p>
<p>More than 58% of France’s adult population had received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, the European Union nation opened its vaccination programmes to those aged 12 to 18 as part of a push to protect residents as restrictions are gradually lifted.</p>
<p>The French have been living under night-time curfews since mid-October.</p>
<p>When the numbers of infections were at their highest level, from mid-January to mid-May, the curfew was from 6pm to 6am, with shops closed and exceptions only for workers and quick walks for pets. It had been gradually pushed back to start at 11pm.</p>
<p>Terraces at restaurants and cafes, theatres, cinemas and museums all reopened on May 19.</p>
<p>And last week, France reopened indoor spaces in restaurants and cafes as well as gyms and swimming pools.</p>
<p>Major sporting and cultural events can host a maximum of 5,000 people, with all attending need to show a vaccination certificate or a negative test within the last 48 hours.</p>
<p>The nation has reported 110,563 confirmed virus deaths, one of the highest tolls in Europe.</p>
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