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French government confirms three-stage plan to open restaurants

18/03/2021

French government confirms three-stage plan to open restaurants

The French Government has confirmed a three-step plan to open restaurants, although no firm date has been set for when it will begin.


Following a meeting between hospitality representatives and government ministers on March 16, Didier Chenet, president of hospitality union GNI, told news source FranceInfo the date for reopening was dependent on two factors: “The daily number of Covid cases and the number of people vaccinated”.


Since the second national lockdown was imposed more than four months ago on October 29, 2020, restaurants and cafes have been closed in France.


The government’s initial plan was to reopen such establishment on January 20, 2021, but this was delayed indefinitely as daily Covid-19 cases remained high and health experts feared a spike could occur as a result of Christmas and New Year celebrations.


The three-stage plan, Mr Chenet said, would begin with the opening of hotels for breakfast and dinner. Next would be terraces and interiors in cafes and restaurants, including hotel restaurants, with a 50% capacity limit. Finally, “In the third phase establishments would be fully open, with health protocols in place,” he said.


Mr Chenet also revealed that each phase would last four weeks.

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