Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday that nightclubs can reopen "as soon as possible" after the decision to close them for four weeks to curb the fifth wave of Covid-19.
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While strolling in the center of Vierzon (Cher), the Head of State was arrested by a nightclub owner who told him:
"It is again us that you are closing, the 1,200 establishments"
in France
.
"We are not asking for alms, we want to work,"
he added.
"You must not believe that you are stigmatized"
, replied Emmanuel Macron.
Unlike restaurants and bars, where
"we are seated", "most of the time we are not around a table"
in nightclubs, he explained to the boss who complained of a difference. treatment between these establishments.
"Exemplary compensation"
"We will try to reopen as soon as possible, I agree to it
,
"
added the president, assuring that the discotheques would
"be compensated in an exemplary manner to hold out during this period".
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Monday that nightclubs would be closed for the next four weeks, until
"early January"
, because the virus circulates a lot among young people, even vaccinated, and that wearing a mask is
"extremely difficult in these establishments ”.
The nightclubs - which represent 30,000 direct jobs and a billion euros in annual turnover according to professional unions had already remained closed for sixteen months because of the Covid, and had only reopened, under conditions, on July 9.
The Minister in charge of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Alain Griset, was to consult on Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. event professionals and nightclubs.
Partial activity will be reinstated in these two sectors, Minister of Labor Elisabeth Borne announced on Tuesday morning.
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