As of Monday, May 3, 2021, certain restrictive measures, aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus, will be lifted. Indeed, the French will now be able to travel more than 10 kilometers from their home without having to present a certificate in the event of an inspection. But what citizens are especially looking forward to is the reopening of bars, restaurants as well as businesses deemed non-essential. If on April 18, Emmanuel Macron had announced that some reopening could take place in early May, for the time being, no date has been brought forward and impatience is growing. Guest of Political questions sure France Inter and Franceinfo, Gabriel Attal was necessarily questioned on these questions, Sunday April 25, 2021. He wanted to recontextualize the words of the president. “He said restrictive measures would start to be eased in early May, including those on travel restrictions.“, he declared initially before ensuring that a return to normalcy was not yet envisaged.”I won’t lie to you, there won’t be a big reopening night“, he dropped reducing to nothing the hopes of the French.
Gabriel Attal tries to give a precise timetable for deconfinement
“What the President of the Republic said is that we were going to gradually ease the restrictions that today weigh on the French, and when I say today, it’s actually been many months“, he declared again. In order not to totally discourage citizens and to ensure that they always remain very vigilant in the face of the pandemic, the government spokesperson tried to give a precise timetable for the next deconfinement. “It will be done gradually, tomorrow the schools will reopen. Then the following week the colleges and high schools, and then, in mid-May, we can start to open a number of places. The president of the Republic said in particular certain terraces and certain places of culture. The President of the Republic was clear on this“, he insisted on ensuring.
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