Coronavirus: France eases lockdown

Here we are!" tweeted French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, marking the debut of a new phase in the country's easing of its coronavirus lockdown. "Sit at a restaurant table. Escape from it during a show. Vibrate in unison in the stadium. Go back to the halls. The life we missed so much!" he wrote, Xinhua news agency reported. After seven months of closure, restaurants, bars and cafes throughout France are now able to host customers indoors, albeit still at half of their seating capacity and with tables limited to a maximum of six people. Open again since May 19, outdoor seating areas of catering businesses are now back to full capacity. The new step towards a return to normalcy seems to have put extra winds in the sails of Roy Rajas, 38, owner of a fast-food restaurant in the commune of Persan north of Paris. Without a terrace, his kitchen has been operating at reduced capacity. "I've been offering home deliveries and takeaway service only. Surely that helped us limit our losses, but the sight of empty tables and upturned chairs breaks the morale of any restaurant owner," he told Xinhua. (IANS)

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