While most countries are now seeing an easing of restrictions trying to get residents back to their "normal" life after COVID-19 lockdowns, not everyone is moving at the same pace.
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The easing of restrictions has also not been a smooth process.
In France, citizens have not had access to their beaches for two months.
When the restrictions first eased three weeks ago, on May 11, a couple of beaches opened again - but promptly had to close again as crowds flocked to them. They are due to all reopen again on June 2.
Additional easing of restrictions are due to happen on June 2, depending where you are living in the country. Starting on Tuesday, June 2, people are allowed to travel in the country without any distance restrictions.
However, even with the restrictions easing, some French people are afraid of a possible second lockdown, such as Julie Besnier, 21, who is living in Brittany.
"I am trying to see all my friends that I haven't seen in two months, and party with them just in case there is a second lockdown," Ms Besnier said.
During the lockdown, she has been studying from home, with courses for her two-year communications degree online.
She is like a lot of students who are feeling lost regarding their possible future studies.
"We don't know anything, and because of that we are lost about our future studies and what to do next," Ms Besnier said.
Ms Besnier and other young adults are trying to spend as much times as possible with their friends in case of a possible second lockdown.
"Being in Brittany, the weather was beautiful for two months, and the only thing that I wanted to do was go to the beach, but no-one could.
"On May 11, I could see that the beaches near my mother's place were crowded, almost like 'Trocadéro' or 'Place de la Concorde' [famous places in the centre of Paris]," she said.
- Enora Borgnon is a French student intern with the Bega District News