The scene is unusual to say the least, but it was well prepared.
To celebrate the reopening of the terraces this Wednesday, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, met to have a coffee on the terrace in Paris, Place Beauvau in Paris.
A moment immortalized by the team of the Head of State and the continuous news channels.
Here we are !
Terraces, museums, cinemas, theaters ... Let's find what makes our way of life.
In respect of barrier gestures.
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- Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 19, 2021
Asked by BFMTV, Emmanuel Macron said that it was necessary to "remain cautious".
“Let's get used to trying to live together in the present time”, evoking a “little moment of rediscovered freedom which is the fruit of our collective efforts.
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"The French art of living"
A great communication operation by the French government since several ministers have followed the example, also posting on social networks their return to the terrace.
Like the Minister of the Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, who praises “the French art of living”, by reading the sports daily
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The Secretary of State in charge of Tourism, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, evokes him "the happiness of a café on the terrace", inviting the French to make "this season the spring of restaurants".
The French art of living 🇫🇷 #tousenterrasse pic.twitter.com/qmynMAoe04
- Bruno Le Maire (@BrunoLeMaire) May 19, 2021
✅ # 19mai # reopening
☕️ The happiness of a café on the terrace!
🍽 Let's make this season the spring of restaurants!
#WeFind pic.twitter.com/fKJcks4ZFd
- Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (@JBLemoyne) May 19, 2021
A chance that photographers have been there. # ComPol # 19mai #terrasses pic.twitter.com/U4GuAOSZbN
- William Galibert (@WGalibert) May 19, 2021
In addition to terraces, museums, cinemas, theaters and other places of culture can now accommodate the French after being closed for long months. This second step in the government's calendar also includes a two-hour drop in the curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The rest of the reopening will continue on June 9 and 30, with in particular the indoor reception and without a judge for customers in restaurants and bars.
As for wearing a mask outdoors, will the French be able to do without it this summer? “We hope so,” government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday on BFMTV. For Gérald Darmanin, it is "still too early to lighten the wearing of the mask", the Minister of the Interior specifying on France Inter that Olivier Véran and him had "asked the prefects to withdraw their orders". Indeed, several prefectures had announced at the beginning of the week a relaxation of the wearing of the mask outside in certain places with low population density, before backing down.