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France will end Covid curfew and stop making people wear masks outside

France ends curfew
The eight-month nightly curfew will end on Sunday (Picture: AFP via Getty)

France’s eight-month nightly curfew will end this weekend and rules on wearing masks have been eased following a huge drop in Covid rates.

Prime minister Jean Castex revealed the relaxation as infections fell to around 3,900 cases a day — down from 35,000 during the March/April peak.

The nation has reported 110,563 confirmed virus deaths, one of the highest tolls in Europe. But Mr Castex welcomed the recent ‘very good news’ and said the curfew will end on Sunday, ten days earlier than expected.

Wearing a mask will remain mandatory outdoors in crowded places like street markets and stadiums, he said.

And people are still required to wear one indoors in public spaces, including at work — with the exception of restaurants and bars.

‘We have not known such a low level of virus spreading since last August,’ Mr Castex said, crediting vaccinations for the improvement in all regions.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 06, 2020 People wearing a protective face mask queue at the entrance of the Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) designed by Ieoh Ming Pei, at the Cour Napoleon, in Paris. - France's Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on June 16, 2021 that masks will be no longer compulsory outside in France from June 17, 2021. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)
There has been a huge drop in Covid rates in France (Picture: AFP/Getty)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 06, 2020 People wearing face masks visit the Louvre Museum in Paris, on the museum' s reopening day. - France's Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on June 16, 2021 that masks will be no longer compulsory outside in France from June 17, 2021. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP via Getty Images)
People wear face masks inside the Louvre Museum in Paris (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP) (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 15, 2020 Tourists wearing protective face masks walk past the Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) designed by Ieoh Ming Pei, at the Cour Napoleon, in Paris. - French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on June 16, 2021 that masks will be no longer compulsory outside in France from June 17, 2021. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)
French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced masks will be no longer compulsory outside in France (Picture: AFP via Getty)

More than 58% of France’s adult population have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose.

And this week the country opened its jabs programmes to 12 to 18-year-olds in a bid to keep a lid on infections as restrictions are gradually eased.

Meanwhile, EU members added the US to the ‘safe’ list of countries from which restrictions on non-essential travel should be lifted.

North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Lebanon and Taiwan were also added but the UK was left off amid concerns over the Delta variant.

The list is non-binding so national governments can still welcome Britons if they choose and can impose conditions on tourists from ‘safe’ countries.

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