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What changed for restaurants in France this week?
All cafes, bars and restaurants can open their indoor and outdoor areas in so-called "green zones," meaning customers can eat inside a restaurant for the first time since mid-March.
Do restaurants have to follow social-distancing rules?
All staff have to wear face masks at all times. Customers can take off their masks to eat and drink but have to put them back on if they move around the restaurant; to go to the toilet, for example. Hand sanitizer has to be provided and tables must be spaced at least a meter apart.
What were the other restrictions that eased on 2 June?
Parks and gardens are now open in Paris and in "green zones" the beaches, leisure centers, swimming pools, gyms and theaters can reopen. More schools are open again - with health restrictions in place – and the 100 kilometer travel limit has been lifted, meaning people are free to move around the country again.
The situation is different in Paris though?
The measures on traveling on the Metro at rush hour (you must have a document with you proving your journey is essential) are still in place. Bars and restaurants in the capital can only open their terraces and outdoor spaces; customers are not allowed to eat and drink indoors.
When will restaurants in Paris be able to open their inside areas?
The next phase of deconfinementis scheduled to happen on 22 June, and cafe owners in the capital are hoping to open their indoor dining rooms then.
Why does France have different rules for different areas?
The country has been split into green and orange zones depending on how actively the new coronavirus is currently circulating and the pressures on intensive care units. Nearly all of France is listed as a green zone by the national health authorities. Paris is still considered an orange zone. No regions are currently marked as red.
What does having different colored zones mean?
It defines how quickly and extensively a region can come out of lockdown. Parks and gardens were opened in green zones on 11 May, for example, but Paris had to wait until 2 June to open its public green spaces.
