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Newshour: 28/04/2020 20:06 GMT: France to ease lockdown from 11th May

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28/04/2020 20:06 GMT

28/04/2020 20:06 GMT: France to ease lockdown from 11th May

France to ease lockdown from 11th May

BBC World Service - Newshour, France to ease lockdown from 11th May

French Prime Minister warns infections could rise again if the country moves too fast

French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, warns that infections could rise again if the country moves too fast

French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, told parliament  that France will only end its nationwide lockdown if the number of new cases of coronavirus infection drops below 3,000 per day.

Also on the programme, why are some American doctors and nurses losing their jobs during this pandemic? And how the city of Vilnius in Lithuania is turning itself into a huge open air café to help the suffering bar and restaurant owners. 

(Picture: French market workers Credit: Getty)

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