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29 Nov. 2020 / 10:36

Coronavirus: France eases lockdown after the number of contaminations has decreased

Queues formed outside hairdressers’ shops and department stores sold gifts and Christmas decorations on Saturday as France partially reopened after a month-long lockdown, The Guardian reports.

Shops selling non-essential goods, such as shoes, clothes and toys, reopened in the first easing of national restrictions since 30 October. Bars and restaurants remain closed until 20 January.

 As a condition for reopening, the government reduced the number of people allowed in shops. Many small business owners complained it was hard to operate under the new rules and said traffic was slow as clients were postponing their shopping until Black Friday, which has been delayed by a week to 4 December in France.

The government has allowed shops to open until 9pm so they can receive more customers despite the capacity limits.

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