Travel in France will no longer be subject to restrictions as of May 3.
This announcement by Gabriel Attal after the Health Defense Council on Wednesday was confirmed this Thursday by Jean Castex, during a press conference bringing together several ministers.
The French will thus be able to move freely beyond the 10 km radius imposed since April 5 and will no longer need, apart from travel during the curfew, to provide themselves with a certificate alleging a compelling reason, accompanied proof of address.
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From May 3, we will be able to remove the constraints of travel during the day and consider, subject to changes in the health situation, a new train of reopening around mid-May which could start with shops and certain cultural activities. and sports and terraces, "he said at a press conference," commented the Prime Minister on Thursday about this relaxation of the third confinement imposed in France since the start of the coronavirus epidemic.
This announcement thus augurs the possibility of travel between regions and should, as many players in the tourism sector hope, allow reservations for the upcoming holidays and long weekends.
This 10 km rule was put in place in mid-March for 16 departments, before being generalized to the whole of France two weeks later, in the face of "what looks more and more like a third epidemic wave “, Had justified the chief executive.