Paris — France will lift domestic travel restrictions from May 3 and reopen schools, but a 7pm curfew will remain in place until the Covid-19 epidemic is under control, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.

In a first step towards ending a third nationwide lockdown, which has been in place since early April, Castex said schools would reopen on Monday and people would be able to travel all over the country after being confined to their own region and within 10km of their residence...

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