Masks no longer mandatory outdoors in France from Thursday: PM Jean Castex

The 11:00 pm curfew will be lifted 10 days earlier than initially planned as the number of coronavirus infections continues to fall, Jean Castex said.

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June 16, 2021 / 05:30 PM IST

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France will on Thursday lift its requirement for people to wear masks outdoors, while an unpopular Covid curfew will be scrapped on June 20, Prime Minister Jean Castex said Wednesday.

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The 11:00 pm curfew will be lifted 10 days earlier than initially planned as the number of coronavirus infections continues to fall, Castex said.

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first published: Jun 16, 2021 05:30 pm