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Khaled Saad-Zaghloul, an Egyptian on a work trip to Paris, had a particular reason to welcome the change in rules.

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"For those who wear glasses, like me, it's a bit difficult to deal with the fog. It is good to go back to normal," he said.

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Chandni Biswasl, a student from India who is studying the luxury goods business, was planning to keep wearing her mask, even when outdoors. She said she had received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and had a month to wait for the second.

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"So I'm still wearing it (the mask) for my own protection," she said. "I'm still convinced that the virus is around us and it can't really go if the government decides it's gone, because it's still there in the world."

"} 59:["$5a","$5b","$5c","$5d","$5e","$5f","$60","$61","$62"] 63:T655,Some people in the French capital joyfully ditched their masks on Thursday after the government announced the precaution against the coronavirus pandemic would no longer be mandatory outdoors. But the jubilation was tempered by the knowledge that the virus was still circulating, and some safety measures would still be in force for weeks to come. 'It's a small liberat

Paris celebrates, cautiously, as France ditches face masks outdoors