The President of France Emmanuel macron said that cafes and restaurants in the country will be able to resume from June 15.

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He stated in a televised address to the nation.

“From tomorrow all of the territory, with the exception of Mayotte and French Guiana, where the virus is still actively circulating, go in the green zone, which in particular will allow you to open cafes and restaurants, including in the region of Ile-de-France,” said macron.

He also noted that the French will be able to travel to EU countries since June 15, July 1, it will be possible to travel to States outside Europe, where the epidemic of the coronavirus can be brought under control.

Macron urged the French to “continue the enforcement of sanitary measures to avoid mass gatherings.”

Since the beginning of the epidemic in France were more than 156 thousand patients with coronavirus infection.