After the second wave of coronavirus pandemic followed by a fresh lockdown, the French are looking ahead for better days, starting with easing restrictions from Tuesday.
The pandemic curve fell flat on Friday, as a drop was reported in new cases.
DEATH TOLL ROSE TO 57,567
Addressing a press conference, Prime Minister Jean Castex put the French at ease saying that restrictions would be lifted from Tuesday. But he said that night curfew, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., would remain in force.
France has been under its second lockdown since Oct. 30.
Infections dropped on Friday to 13,406 from earlier 13,750, a dip of 344 cases. The country has so far reported 2.3 million infections since record-keeping began in March, according to France’s Health Ministry.
Hospitalizations fell, to 8,435 on Friday from 8,503 on the previous day, a drop by 68 patients. A total of 1,138 people are being attended in the intensive care units, down by 20 patients over Thursday.