The consumer stores will be open starting on Saturday, residents can leave the house 3 hours a day and within a radius of 20 km, instead of 1 km as before. Religious services are also allowed up to a limit of 30 people.
December 15 is temporarily considered the end of the 2nd social gap so that French people can prepare to welcome Christmas, however, many strict regulations continue to be enforced.
Although the bankruptcy of many restaurants and bars has been alarmed, the new order still requires that all restaurants, bars, gyms, theaters and cinemas continue to close until January 20 to wait for a new order, depending on the evolution of the disease.
The French government also requires companies to apply telework in allowed occupations. A curfew from 9pm to 7pm may apply, except for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
Along with the gradual lifting of the order on social stretch, many other measures will continue to be taken in France in the coming period to prevent the third wave of outbreaks that could come late winter and spring next year.