France begins to ease Covid curbs, including wearing masks outdoors France began lifting coronavirus restrictions including mandatory outdoor mask-wearing Wednesday in a bid to ease citizens' daily lives, dividing opinion as the country only last month reported recor… France drops face mask mandate outdoorsPublic health measure has been eased from 2 February Netherlands lifts toughest Covid curbs with Denmark and France set to followMany EU countries opt to reopen despite record infections as WHO suggests Omicron may signal more manageable phase of pandemic Greece allows music in bars and restaurants again as COVID cases easeGreece will allow music in restaurants and bars again and extend their operating hours as it lifts some of the restrictions imposed last month now that coronavirus infections and the pressure on hospitals are easing, authorities said on Thursday. Finland moves up planned easing of COVID restrictionsFinland will begin gradually easing COVID-19 restrictions from Feb. 1 instead of mid-February as initially planned as the burden on its hospitals eases, the government said late on Thursday.