What to do during this reconfigured April?
Should we take advantage of the tolerance of the Easter weekend to attempt a departure before the extent of the restrictions throughout the country?
For Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State in charge of Tourism interviewed on BFM TV this Thursday, departures will be possible this weekend ... But only to isolate himself for the entire duration of the confinement, and only in France.
Enough to allow some to go green for this month of limited travel.
“During this weekend, you have the ability to choose to isolate yourself elsewhere in France, taking all precautions.
Somewhere, it will no longer be
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but a
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, but it can be not bad too.
What is important, with great responsibility, is to limit contacts, limit interregional travel for four weeks, ”explained the minister on the plateau.
Beware of those who would like to take advantage of the two weeks of unified school holidays to prepare for a stay.
"Either you go for four weeks (the Easter weekend, editor's note), or you do not go", summarized Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
Tolerance this weekend
To those who had planned a trip during the month, the minister advises to cancel, or change their dates.
“Professionals have set up a cancellation or postponement system,” he says, citing Gîtes de France as an example.
In his speech Wednesday evening, Emmanuel Macron said that a "tolerance" would be allowed during the Easter weekend to allow those who wish to isolate themselves for the next four weeks, weeks during which travel restrictions will be extended to all of France.
For three weeks, schools will be closed, with one week of distance learning, then two weeks of vacation (dezoned) throughout the territory.
From April 26, some of the schoolchildren will be able to return to school.
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Consequence of the announcement: the SNCF recorded an influx of reservations Wednesday evening for trips scheduled this weekend.
The rail company has confirmed that its trains will operate normally over this period, before moving to a slower pace early next week for main lines.