How fast are we in the process of regaining our suspended freedoms?
Le Figaro
presents its “Observatory for the return to normal life”.
The goal: to quantify, using percentages, the distance still to be covered towards the end of the restrictive measures.
54 criteria were selected to establish six barometers: social life, economy, sports, education, tourism and culture.
Each new measure of relaxation applied grants points that advance the corresponding gauge.
Only half of the points are awarded when a health protocol remains.
These six barometers give an average: the main score.
To discover
Deconfinement: what will change this Wednesday for the French
After this second phase of ending restrictions, we estimate that we have come almost a quarter of the way back to “normal life”.
The first measure was applied on May 3: the end of travel restrictions at 10 kilometers.
Since then, the French can circulate again throughout the country.
This May 19, the terraces of bars and restaurants are making a big comeback, with a gauge of 50% of normal capacity and tables for up to six people.
Outdoor gatherings are now allowed for up to ten people, up from six previously.
Wedding ceremonies are again permitted but must follow a specific protocol.
On May 3, 4th and 3rd year college students resumed full class lessons, except in the most affected departments, where they are in half-groups.
The high school students have resumed the path of half-class lessons.
Since that date, PE lessons can also take place indoors, in gymnasiums.
Since this Wednesday, May 19, there is also something new at the university.
Classes can resume with a gauge of 50% of the enrollment ... when the academic year is not over.
After long weeks of closure, so-called “non-essential” businesses can finally reopen their doors.
Please note, they will have to respect a gauge of 8m² per customer.
Shopping centers, closed since the end of January, will also reopen.
Casinos are also reopening this Wednesday.
But with restrictions: only slot machines are affected and there is also a limit of 35% of visitors.
This May 19, also marks the return of museums, with a gauge and sanitary measures to be respected.
The cinemas will also find their audience.
They had been closed since the start of the pandemic.
However, they can only be filled to a maximum of 35% of their maximum capacity.
These criteria also apply to indoor concert halls.
Several new features to report this May 19.
First, for amateur athletes, the practice of contactless activities is once again authorized, outdoors and within the limit of ten people at most.
It is also the moment to return to the stadiums, within the limit of 35% of their capacity, with a ceiling of 1000 spectators.
Since May 19, it is the return of restaurant terraces in hotels outside but also inside (only) for customers who have a room.
There is also something new for the spas, which are reopening with 50% gauges.
Finally, zoos and theme parks reopen with gauges (but without attractions).
Methodology
Each measurement applied gives the right to a certain number of points predefined in advance.
They advance the thematic gauge and the global gauge.
Incomplete measurements, weighted by a gauge or restrictions, result in fewer points.
When a decision is taken at the local level in mainland France, and not at the national level, a penalty is applied: only half of the points are awarded.
Here is the detail of the decisions we have chosen below.
In bold are indicated the maximum scores, the addition of which leads to filling the gauge to 100%.
In meager, incomplete and temporary measurements, which only give a part of the points.
Social life :
- Opening of bars and restaurants: on the terrace (10%),
indoors (15%),
without gauge (15%)
- Religious and / or town hall wedding ceremonies: with gauge (2.5%),
without gauge (5%)
- Masses and other services:
without gauge (2.5%)
- Funeral ceremonies:
without gauge (5%)
- Curfew: at 8 p.m. (5%), at 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. (10%),
no curfew (20%)
- Meetings on public roads: gauge increased to more than 6 people (5%).
Without limitation: 10%.
- Wearing a mask outdoors: optional except large gatherings (15%)
, optional on any occasion (20%)
- End of
travel
restrictions
(5%)
- Reopening of nightclubs, outdoors (2.5%)
, indoors (5%)
Economy - transport:
-
End of compulsory teleworking (20%),
if the number of recommended days is reduced: 10%
- Relaxation of the sanitary protocol in the company: mask, gel, space between the offices (10%),
end of the sanitary protocol (20%)
-
End of partial unemployment (10%),
in the event of a reduction in support 5%
- Decrease in support for businesses (5%),
total stoppage (10%)
-
Reopening of so-called non-essential shops (10
%), large
shopping centers (10%)
- Resumption of exhibitions and fairs with gauge and sanitary measures (2.5%),
without measures 5%
-
Reopening of casinos, with gauge (2.5%),
without gauge (5%)
- End of the compulsory mask
in the metro:
10
%
Culture
- Opening of cinemas:
without audience limit (20%),
if audience limit (10%)
- Opening of theaters - operas:
without audience limit (20%),
if limits (10%)
- Opening of museums:
without limit of visitors (20%),
if limit (10%)
- Resumption of concerts and festivals:
outdoors and indoors (10%), without audience limit (10%),
only outdoors (5%), with limit (5%),
- End of barrier measures on filming (10%)
- End of support measures for intermittent entertainment workers (10%)
Sports:
- Stadiums open to the public, with spectator limit (10%)
without spectator limit (20%)
- Resumption of amateur competitions in non-contact sports, outdoors (2.5%) or indoors
(5%),
with a limit of participants (2.5%),
without limit (5%)
- Resumption of amateur competitions in contact sports, outdoors (2.5%) or indoors
(5%),
with a limit of participants (2.5%),
without limit (5%)
- Reopening of municipal swimming pools
, with no attendance limit (20%),
if limit (10%)
- Reopening of
fitness or bodybuilding rooms (10%)
-
Tokyo Olympics held with spectators in the stands (10%)
-
Holding of the Euro football until its end (5%), with spectators in France (5%)
- Roland-Garros
goes to its end, 5%
- The Tour de France
goes to its end, 5%
Tourism :
- Reopening of tourist trips to the United States with “health passport” (10%)
, or “without health passport” (20%)
- Reopening of tourism trips to Morocco with recent PCR test (10%),
or without PCR test (20%)
- France is no longer classified as “Level 4”,
a high risk area, by the United States (5%)
- End of
the “vaccination passport” check on entry into France, or additional random elements (10%)
- Resumption of
cruise
departures
(example with Costa Cruises) (10%)
- Leisure travel in Europe
without PCR test on the outward journey (5%), and on return (5%)
- Reopening of
the Eiffel Tower with measures (3%), without measures (2%)
- Reopening of the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel with measures (3%)
, without measures (5%)
- For customers, reopening of bars, restaurants in hotels on the terrace (5%),
indoors (10%)
- Reopening of theme parks / zoo with gauge (2%)
without gauge (5%)
- Reopening of hydrotherapy establishments with gauge (2.5%),
without gauge (5%)
Education
:
- End of wearing masks
for students (5%) in class, teachers (5%)
- Classes in middle and high school face-to-face, half-group (10%),
whole class (20%)
- Resumption of
indoor PE lessons (10%)
- Return of face-to-face classes at the university in half-groups (10%).
Courses without gauge
in universities (20%)
- End of
barrier
measures
in the canteen (10%)
- The baccalaureate exams go well
in June as planned (5%),
without
barrier measures (5%).
- End of class closures when
detection of Covid cases (20%)
