Instead, it ordered tighter border controls, increased police action against curfew breakers and greater adherence to working from home.

Parisians mostly expressed their relief at the move on Saturday.

This'll woman says the government wants to keep the economy going and save as much as possible the national economy.

She adds that if they were to close schools again, it will be a catastrophe.

Thanks, Man says.

In a personal sense, it's pleasant, even mentally, not have to go through a new lock down.

The French government said the public health crisis remained of great concern as France's death toll jumped above 75,000, the seventh highest globally.

The prime minister, Jean Cast X, said that from Sunday all arrivals into France from outside the European Union would be banned except for essential travel.

All visitors from EU nations would need to show a negative PCR test except cross border workers and truckers.

The country will reduce the number of people allowed into shopping malls on increased police controls against people breaking a night time curfew.