France is still facing the second wave of Covid-19 this Tuesday, but it has been slowing down for several days.
The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron announced at 8 p.m., during a speech, the alleviation of the health constraints of confinement in 3 stages: one from November 28, the other before the Christmas holidays, from December 15, and the last from January 20.
Initially, the reopening of non-essential businesses such as bookstores, florists, hairdressers or even clothing stores or real estate agencies will be effective this Saturday, November 28, provided that a new "strict health protocol" is observed. until 9 p.m. every day.
This reopening will be done with a new health protocol which will have to be validated by the scientific council within the week.
Several tracks are on the table:
8m² per customer against 4m² before closing.
But also a discipline better respected in supermarkets of more than 400 square meters with obligation of control at the entrance of the establishment, with arrows, markings on the ground, the installation of plexiglass and one-way traffic.
It will be necessary to add to this sanitary arsenal, extended opening hours to spread out flows.
Appointments not compulsory but recommended (especially for hairdressers and beauty institutes).
and the display of the TousAntiCovid application.
It is in this new scenario that mass distribution, and online commerce including the famous Amazon e-commerce platform have agreed to postpone Black Friday to Friday, December 4, initially scheduled for Friday, November 27.
This hard-won agreement by Bercy was concluded with a view to allowing "an imminent reopening of shops in conditions of maximum health security", specified the signatories, following a meeting with Bruno Le Maire.
Small shops can also open every Sunday in December 2020
Following the requests of the federations of traders and in order to avoid overcrowding, the Minister Delegate in charge of Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher had already confided that the government looked "favorably" on the opening of small shops on Sundays in the month of December.
“We look at this approach in a favorable way, especially since it allows to respect the gauges, there is a health interest”, she announced on Radio J, adding that “what is our compass is the 'balance between economic and health'.
This will therefore indeed be the case.
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If the epidemiological objectives are achieved, the last restrictions can therefore be lifted during the 3rd week of January.
