Now the government, optimistic, decides to advance certain stages of deconfinement. Prime Minister Jean Castex announced during his press conference that the obligation to wear a mask outdoors and the curfew would end sooner than expected.
End of wearing a mask outdoors from this Thursday, June 17
At the end of the Health Defense Council, Jean Castex spoke and announced a reduction in the current health protocol in France, because “ the health situation in our country is improving faster than we had hoped “. Indeed, according to Public Health France, less than 2,000 people have been hospitalized because of Covid-19 over the past seven days and just over 3,000 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours. Consequently, he specified that from this Thursday, June 17, the mask would no longer be compulsory in the open air, thanks to an order. This is good news for many French people, who can not stand the mask when it is hot. Indeed, “ The High Council of Public Health sent us an opinion yesterday on the wearing of the mask outdoors from which we will draw the consequences without delay. “. However, Jean Castex specifies that the mask remains imperative “ when we get together, when we are in a crowded place, in a queue, in a market or in the stands of a stadium “. It also remains compulsory, for the moment, in closed environments, in companies, in shops or even on public transport. In addition, the Prime Minister said that other measures would be appropriate, ” without waiting for the next deadline set on July 1 “.
The curfew ends this Sunday, June 20
The date originally scheduled to lift the curfew was June 30. The removal of this measure will finally be carried out 10 days before this date, i.e. this Sunday, June 20. As Jean Castex explains, “ If this curfew measure met a real need to support the end of the third wave, the very good results recorded no longer justify it. “. France was among the last three countries to apply this measure, along with Greece, which also very recently ended the curfew. Be careful, however, because the ” wild and festive gatherings without respect for barrier gestures »Remain prohibited. The gauges also remain in force in restaurants, bars and festivals. Finally, the government decided, since ” We will confirm next week what the new rules will be starting in July. “.
