"Next May 11 will be the start of a new stage, it will be gradual, the regeles can be adapted according to the results." Emmanuel Macron announced Monday evening, a start of deconfinement should operate from May 11 but not in all sectors. Update on what will reopen and what will remain closed.
Schools Should Reopen
"Gradually, nurseries, schools, colleges and high schools" will reopen on this date. The youngest should therefore be able to find the benches of their schools, with possible arrangements of timetables and strict sanitary rules.
However, higher education students will not find their establishments until next July, said the President of the Republic.
Bars and restaurants remain closed
We will not find the terraces and bistros right away. Cafes, restaurants, hotels, cinemas, concert halls, theaters and museums, all places welcoming the public will remain closed.
For the rest, “some customers will probably be afraid of being in a public space. And won't we be asked to rearrange the rooms, to fill only one table out of two to avoid proximity? “, Worried recently in our columns a restaurateur.
Major summer festivals canceled
These large cultural gatherings which mark the beginning of the holidays will not be held this year. Until mid-July, festivals and large gatherings will be prohibited. Already, the organizers of the Solidays had announced the cancellation of their event, like the Hellfest and since Monday evening the Festival d'Avignon, the Eurockéennes in Belfort or the Beauregard festival in Caen.
Borders remain closed
It will still not be possible to travel outside the European Union from May 11. France's borders with non-European countries "will remain closed until further notice," said Emmanuel Macron.
Containment: Schools to reopen from May 11, but not universities