France grants citizenship to 12,000 Covid frontline workers

Fast-track scheme is aimed at those whose jobs put them at risk in pandemic

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France has granted citizenship to more than 12,000 frontline workers whose jobs put them at risk during the Covid pandemic under a special fast-track scheme.

As well as speeding up the application process, which normally takes up to two years, the government also cut the residency requirement from five years to two.