PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron declared an initial victory over the coronavirus as he sought to shift France’s fight with the disease from the country’s hospital wards to the schools, restaurants and other businesses on the front lines of the pandemic’s economic fallout. In a televised address Sunday, Mr. Macron said he would accelerate the timetable for lifting the remaining lockdown restrictions in a bid to get France’s economy back on its feet. On Monday, the government will reclassify the Paris region as a so-called...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 14, 2020 21:00 UTC