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From Our Own Correspondent: Paris begins its reopening

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Paris begins its re-opening

16/05/2020 GMT

Paris begins its reopening

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, Paris begins its reopening

Shoppers are returning to the streets in Paris but many are ill at ease

French shops reopen but consumers are uneasy; a South African film star squats in a mansion to highlight inequality and how the Coronavirus has imperilled teabag production.

In Paris, the public is emerging from lockdown into the early summer sunshine. But the economic future is grey and bleak despite the substantial support package set up by the Macron government.  Lucy Williamson wanders down the streets of Paris to hear how shopkeepers and customers are adjusting as they emerge from the lockdown.

In South Africa, we hear the story of two different lockdowns: life is comfortable for Johannesburg’s affluent community of Linksfield Ridge, meanwhile army patrols ensure residents of townships remain firmly inside their shacks. Katie Arnold spent time with a South African film star who is highlighting the inequality by squatting in a mansion in Linksfield Ridge.

In Spain, the Roma people are being blamed for the spread of Coronavirus, receiving threats from neighbours and the subject of conspiracy theories on social media. Guy Hedgecoe reports on how the pandemic may leave them even more marginalised from mainstream society.

And in Australia –the appearance of tea bags without tags has caused a stir in supermarkets. Steve Evans of The Canberra Times follows the journey of a tea bag – from Asia to Europe, and back down under - and tells the story of how the pandemic has affected the global supply chain.  

(Photo: People shop at a street market on May 14, 2020, on the Saxe Avenue in Paris, as France eases lockdown measures Credit:  Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images)

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