Protesters against the country’s vaccine mandates aim to use their vehicles to block roads in Paris beginning Friday to show their anger over the restrictions, reports Bloomberg.
The Paris police issued an order banning the demonstration from Friday to Monday, citing the risk of “disturbing the public order.”
The protesters, some of whom say they were inspired by the “freedom convoys” that first began in Canada, plan to continue on to Brussels on Monday. Rudi Vervoort, head of the Brussels Capital regional government, said in a statement that the district was also banning the convoy.
France’s vaccine pass, which came into effect late January, prevents people who haven’t received jabs from participating in most social activities, including going to restaurants and cultural spaces. With cases now falling in France, government spokesman Gabriel Attal indicated on Wednesday that the vaccine pass could be lifted in late March or early April.
France has begun easing rules on Covid-related restrictions in recent weeks, including lifting mandates to work from home and to wear masks outside. Nightclubs will be allowed to reopen on February 16th.