France has tightened the corona measures again due to the sharply increasing number of infections. As of Monday, children from six years of age are also required to wear a protective mask on public transport and in restaurants, as the authorities announced on Saturday. The on-board catering in trains must also close and all guests in bars and restaurants must have a seat.
So far, children under the age of eleven have been exempt from the mask requirement. “On long-distance journeys, this measure will be used with caution, especially for small children and to give the opportunity to quench their thirst,” said a spokesman for the Ministry of Transport about the stricter rules.
Coronavirus: rules for unvaccinated people are to be tightened
Many departments and cities, including the capital region and the metropolis of Lyon, announced additional measures. There has been a mask requirement on the street since Friday.
On Monday, a bill to tighten the rules for unvaccinated people is up for a vote in the Chamber of Deputies in Paris. The assumption is considered certain. Probably from January 15, people over the age of twelve will be required to have a corona vaccination for various leisure activities and for access to restaurants, bars, trade fairs and national public transport. A negative test is then no longer sufficient.
France is currently seeing record numbers of corona infections. 232,200 new cases were recorded on Friday. Head of state Emmanuel Macron warned in his New Year’s address broadcast on Friday with a view to the pandemic that the coming weeks would be “difficult”. Because of the corona vaccinations, there are also “real reasons to hope”. (AFP)