Six people was already, just before the reconfinement, the maximum number of people recommended by the government, for meetings organized in the private sphere and in the street.
It is also the gauge recommended this Thursday by the Prime Minister for the end of the year celebrations.
During his press briefing on the vaccine strategy against Covid-19 this Thursday, Prime Minister Jean Castex recommended the maximum presence of six adults at the table, not counting children, for the end of year celebrations, in order to try not to increase the circulation of the coronavirus on this occasion.
Expected "additional precautionary recommendations"
“This does not mean that we will be able to celebrate Christmas or the New Year like in previous years.
We will have to respect barrier gestures and always take care to protect the most vulnerable, in particular our elders, ”commented Jean Castex from the new phase of deconfinement, which is due to begin on December 15.
He says he has set this gauge of guests based on the decisions made by our neighbors: "Most of our European neighbors have set a maximum number of guests to meet for these New Years Eve parties ranging from 6 to 10 people, excluding children, depending on the requirements. country.
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"We have seized the High Council of Public Health to specify the additional recommendations of caution that it will be highly desirable to respect", added the Prime Minister, specifying to await an opinion "at the beginning of next week".