France starts to ease restrictions on movement

LILLE, France, May 11 (Xinhua) -- France started to ease restrictions on movement from Monday through "a very gradual process" which would stretch over several weeks.

People go shopping at a store in Lille, north France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)

People wearing masks walk on the street in Lille, north France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)

People walk out of a train station in Lille, north France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)

People wearing masks walk on the street in Lille, north France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)

People enjoy the sunshine in Lille, north France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)

People wait to enter a store in Lille, north France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)

The traffic is seen on the motorway in Lille, north France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)

People wearing masks walk on the street in Lille, north France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)

People wearing masks walk on the street in Lille, north France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)

People wearing masks walk on the street in Lille, north France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sebastien Courdji/Xinhua)

Customers wearing protective face masks queue outside the Louis Vuitton store before its reopening on the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris, France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Jack Chan/Xinhua)

A Louis Vuitton store staff member wearing a mask is seen during the reopening of the store on the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris, France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Jack Chan/Xinhua)

Customers wearing protective face masks queue outside the Louis Vuitton store before its reopening on the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris, France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Jack Chan/Xinhua)

Sanitary measures are seen on the front door of the Louis Vuitton store on the Champs Elysee avenue in Paris, France, May 11, 2020. (Photo by Jack Chan/Xinhua)■