Under the deal, citizens aged over 65 were to be issued 45-day, single-entry visas so they could visit friends and relatives.

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After the service, the president and first lady were planning to visit privately with relatives and friends of firefighters killed in the explosion, the White House said.

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While we waited, the stories began to circulate about more and more people, just private citizens, being allowed to travel abroad to visit their relatives and friends.

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Mr Bertrand also urged people to visit elderly friends, neighbours and relatives - especially those living on their own during the holiday season, when the French traditionally vacate the cities for the countryside, including many care workers, doctors and nurses.

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Every day, relatives and friends visit the site and wonder what the dead may have missed.

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With two bathrooms, a media room and numbered bunk beds matched with towel hooks and luggage storage, the summer-camp-style space was designed to house their three teenagers along with their friends and relatives who frequently visit with them.

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Relatives and friends visit often.

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Relatives and friends of patients are being advised not to visit the wards at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in an effort to stop the outbreak spreading.

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Sierra was in regular contact with friends and relatives during the trip and had told them she would visit Galata Bridge, which spans Istanbul's Golden Horn waterway, to take photos.

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