French life will be nowher­e near back to normal on May 11PARIS: France will on Tuesday reveal how it plans on May 11 to lift its six-week-old lockdown to combat the coronavirus, with cafes set to stay shut but schools controversially being allowed to reopen. President Emmanuel Macron announced earlier this month that the lockdown would be lifted from May 11 but he left the details relatively vague. Along with Britain, Italy and Spain, France has been one of the European countries worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the latest death toll standing at 23,293. ‘Controlled and progressive’Unlike Italy, which is keeping schools shut until September, France is expected to restart education after Macron said schools could gradually reopen from May 11. “The virus does not like the French way of life,” Macron told a meeting of industry representatives last week that included star chefs.

Source: The Express Tribune April 28, 2020 05:37 UTC