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🇫🇷 French President #Macron announces changes to #COVID19 restrictions from Saturday:
🛍️ All shops can reopen, but must close by 9pm
🏃People can exercise for up to 3 hours, within 20km of their home (up from 1hr, 1km)
📲Declarations still needed to leave the house 1/
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🇫🇷 More from #Macron: Second stage of lifting restrictions from 15th December, if #COVID19 cases remain low:
🏠General lockdown order will be lifted
🕘 Curfew from 9pm-7am
🎄 No curfew from 24-31 December
🎭📽️ Cinemas, theatres and museums can reopen
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🇫🇷 #Macron: Third stage, if case numbers are under 5,000/day on January 20th:
🏋️ Gyms can re-open
🎒 In high schools, all classes can take place in person
🧑‍🎓 In-person classes can resume in universities from Feb 3rd 3/ #F24

🇫🇷 #Macron: Also from January 20th, if case/hospital numbers are low:
🍽️ Restaurants can re-open
🕙 Curfew extended to 10pm.
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🇫🇷 On vaccines, #Macron said:
💉 Vaccination programme will start in late December (if vaccines are approved)
🧑‍⚕️ Health authority will announce details in coming days
❗️Won't be mandatory
5/ #F24

🇫🇷 #Macron on #COVID19 financial help:
💼Businesses forced to close can get up to €10,000 per month in grants, or 20% of their 2019 revenues
📅 Extended until 20th January
🧑 Extra support for young workers, in new programme - details TBC
6/6 - More coverage @France24_en #F24