President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that by mid-May, the country plans to ease its COVID-19 measures impacting bars and restaurants and will lift the ban on domestic travel.
Local reports from the country said Macron announced these initiatives, which begin on 3 May. The BBC reported the country will largely be reopened by 30 June. Marcon said a “health pass” will be required for individuals wanting to attend large events.
“The health pass should not be mandatory for access to everyday things such as restaurants, theaters, and cinemas or to go see friends. But for places with big crowds, such as stadiums, festivals, trade fairs, or exhibitions… it would be absurd not to use it.”
The BBC report pointed out the country of 67.06 million has recorded 5.57 million cases and a total of 104,079 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
On 30 March, the Trends Journal published the article, “FRANCE, GERMANY, UK, DENMARK, CANADA: UPDATES,” which mentioned the criticism Macron faced for not ordering a lockdown earlier in the country’s third wave of infections. Macron said at the time that there “won’t be a mea culpa from me.”
The New York Times reported that Macron said schools would reopen during the week of 3 May, along with museums and movie theaters. France’s number of COVID-19 cases has been dropping in recent weeks and is down to 27,000 daily cases from 35,000.
“We must recover our French art of living while remaining prudent and responsible: our conviviality, our culture, sports,” Macron said.
Cafes and restaurants will be allowed to serve indoor dining by mid-June. At around that time, foreign tourists will also be allowed to enter the country as long as they have been vaccinated or had a PCR test. There will still be an 11 PM curfew.
Yesterday, the government lifted its domestic travel ban and permitted secondary and high school students returned to school. Outdoor terraces, cafés, and restaurants have to stay shut down until 19 May.
TRENDPOST: The Trends Journal has been reporting on the rise of Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Rally party and Macron’s biggest challenger in the 2022 Presidential election. Ms. Le Pen’s popularity is rising as the disgruntled country seeks an end to the COVID War, which has destroyed the tourism business and has forced bars, restaurants, and many businesses to be closed – on and off – for months.
The New York Times’ report cited Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s top European official, who cautioned these countries that are easing restrictions that dangerous variants like B.1.1.7 are still circulating in the public and can “inflict devastating effects.”
“It’s very important to realize the situation in India can happen anywhere,” he said.
We have noted how freedom has been stolen from We the People and millions of lives and livelihoods have been destroyed by so-called “health officials” who have not provided one shred of scientific data to support their wide array of lockdown rules and who do not have to worry about receiving their next paycheck.
