In France, COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly. The rumor of a third lockdown is gaining more and more traction. Shops might have to close their doors once again.
This Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron is presiding over a new health defense council. The aim is to evaluate the impact of the 6 p.m. curfew in place throughout France. Given the health situation, a third lockdown cannot be ruled out and even seems imminent. So, many questions arise.
Will it be a strict lockdown, like last March, or a lockdown aimed at supporting the country’s economy, like last autumn? In any case, shops are awaiting instructions and decisions from the Government. If they were to close, it would mark a new turning point for certain businesses. However, for Zakiha, a saleswoman at Texas, “a strict lockdown is needed once and for all.”
“We need to remove this fear”
At this time of year, customers should be flocking to stores. The winter sales are generally very attractive. However, in her store, Zakiha can only observe “that there is no one.” According to her, this lack of people is explained by “the fear of leaving one’s home.” She wants above all a lockdown to “finally get out of this pandemic.”
Yet the Texas store already had to endure the first lockdown. It was a complicated event to manage, but still, she hopes for a new one. For the simple reason that “we’re not making any sales, it’s more expensive to pay the employees and what’s in the store.” Zakiha hopes that a lockdown will allow a return to normal in order to remove “this sword of Damocles hanging over our heads.” The reopening of shops has not only created winners.
