French city Nice's 'Promenade des Anglais' beachfront to close due to COVID restrictions
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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
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PARIS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - 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.
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Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta;
Editing by Alison Williams
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