French city Nice's 'Promenade des Anglais' beachfront to close due to COVID restrictions
FILE PHOTO: People take their lunch on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
The famed Promenade des Anglais beachside walkway of the French Mediterranean city of Nice will close as part of weekend lockdown measures imposed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi said on Facebook on Friday.
"We absolutely have to avoid huge crowd gatherings," Estrosi said in his Facebook message.
FILE PHOTO: People sit on the beach of the Promenade des Anglais in Nice amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, February 21, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Alison Williams)
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, February 21, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
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