The French government wants all retail outlets other than restaurants, bars and cafes to be able to reopen once a nationwide lockdown is lifted on May 11, it said on Thursday, offering some relief to one of the hardest-hit sectors
FILE PHOTO: A cyclist rides in front of the deserted Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as a lockdown is imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease in France, March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
Protocols would have to be worked out to protect clients and workers alike, Le Maire said. It remained to be seen whether the re-opening would be possible nationwide or only region by region, he added. That is likely to mean those in the hardest-hit areas in eastern France and the Paris region will initially have tougher restrictions.
Companies have already been told they should encourage employees to continue working from home if they can, to limit the number of people on public transport in the bigger cities. The objective is to ensure that the public has masks available by the end of the lockdown, although it remains unclear whether it will be compulsory to wear them.
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