French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will present the government's plan to unwind the country's coronavirus lockdown to parliament on Tuesday, followed by a debate and vote, his office said in a statement.
FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe speaks at a news conference at Hotel Matignon, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Paris, France April 19, 2020. Thibault Camus/Pool via REUTERS
The lockdown ordered by President Emmanuel Macron to slow the spread of the virus has been in place since March 17 and is due to be lifted on May 11.
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