Vincent wipes his bar one last time.
The heavy heart.
Manager since 2002 of the "Home sweet home" pub in Boulogne-Billancourt (92), he will have to lower the curtain tonight for at least two weeks.
Behind him, however, a slate displays the daily menu.
“It's catering just for lunch.
In the evening, we only offer tapas.
The main part of my turnover is the sale of liquids (alcohol, coffee, soft drinks).
This will not be enough to keep my establishment open, ”he breathes.
Because like him, the owners of bars in Paris and its inner suburbs have the obligation to remain closed from Tuesday, following the new restrictions linked to the spread of Covid 19. “We do not fall from our chair. We suspected that it was going to happen to us, reacts Vincent, a bit fatalistic. For us, it's already hard since confinement. So there is a hassle. I don't think closing the bars is going to change much. People will go to party and drink shots elsewhere, at their homes, in private places. And there, believe me, the virus will circulate ”.