French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe gives a press conference updating the nation COVID-19, at the Hotel Matignon, in Paris on April 19, 2020, on the 34th day of a strict lockdown across France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. - The French prime minister and other officials outlined the government's strategy to fight the virus, ensure medical supplies and prepare for a gradual end to the country's strict lockdown. France is one of the hardest-hit countries, with nearly 20,000 deaths attributed to the virus. (Photo by Thibault Camus / POOL / AFP) (Photo by THIBAULT CAMUS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will present the government’s plan to ease the country’s confinement measure to the French National Assembly on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister told CNN on Saturday.
Philippe’s announcement will be followed by a debate and a vote, the spokesperson said.
French confinement measures implemented on the March 17 are scheduled to be lifted on the May 11.
Last Sunday, Philippe warned that “France will not return to normal for a long time.”
