French prime minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday that all public venues currently closed would remain so until at least 20 January. He also said the border with Britain will remain closed until further notice in a bid to combat the new strain of Covid-19, reports RFI.
As expected, prime minister Jean Castex announced that all facilities currently closed in France will remain closed and that the situation for theatres, gyms and ski stations will be reviewed on 20 January.
Bars and restaurants can not expect to open before mid February, he said.
The 8 pm curfew also remains in place.
The French government has decided, however to keep schools open for the foreseeable future.
Health minister Olivier Véran defended the government’s vaccine rollout and said it had been simplified with the aim of having a million people vaccinated by the end of January.