The date of January 15, 2021, for the reopening of these establishments is being considered at Bercy, but nothing has been definitively decided yet. This will be the case next week.
The protests last weekend, such as the one that took place in Nice (see the article), have not swayed the government, which considers these places as major spreaders of the virus.
This decision will be accompanied by additional financial aid for a hospitality sector already very weakened since the first lockdown. A specific support plan is reportedly in preparation.
Restaurateurs and cafรฉ owners intend to legally challenge the government’s decision to close their establishments as part of the re-lockdown decided to tackle the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic. The Union of Hospitality Industries (UMIH), the main union in the sector, announced this on Saturday, November 14.
