On April 30th, President Macron announced a number of steps leading to getting French life back to normal. At the time, these plans were more hopes rather than confirmed changes since the infection rates at the end of April were still very high although they were showing signs of falling.
You can view the Interview with the President and subsequent gouvernment reports.
Detailed below is our understanding of the changes we can expect.
Overview: at a glance
| May 3rd | May 19th | Jun 9th | June 30th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curfew starts | 19:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | none | |
| Inter-regional travel | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| non-essential shops open | no | yes | yes | yes | |
| Museums, Cinemas open | no | yes | yes | yes | |
| Bars, Cafés, Restaurants open | no | terrace | terrace | indoor & outdoor | |
| Indoor gyms | no | no | yes | yes | |
| Cultural | none | none | <5000* | ||
| Sporting events | none | < 1000 | < 5000* | ||
| Public events | max 6 | max 10 | max 10 | <1000* | |
| UK/non-EU travel | no | no | yes* | yes* |
* items require a health pass
Monday May 3rd
- no changes to curfew times
- no more day-time attestations
- 10km travel limit removed, inter-regional travel permitted again
- no changes to business opening rules
Wednesday May 19th
- curfew pushed back to 21:00
- gatherings in public spaces for up to 10 people (no brocantes or fairs)
- non-essential shops can open again
- museums, cinemas & theatres can open again too
- café, bar and restaurant terraces can open - max 6 people at a table
- sports stadiums with spectator restrictions (max 800 indoors or 1000 outdoors)
- resumption of sports activities in indoor and outdoor areas with social distancing
- indoor gyms to remain closed
Wednesday June 9th
- curfew pushed back to 23:00
- non-EU travellers may enter France with a valid health pass
- cafés, bars and restaurants can open for indoor service - max 6 people at a table
- cultural & sporting events: up to 5,000 people - subject to a health pass
- resumption of sports activities: outdoor areas for contact sports and indoors for non-contact sports; indoor gyms may re-open
- salle des fêtes, fairs, festivals and concerts can re-open: up to 5,000 people - subject to a health pass
Wednesday June 30th
- curfew ends
- end of all limits on cafés, bars, restaurants, cinemas, museums, and other public spaces (subject to localised adjustments)
- rules for social distancing, wearing masks and other barriers remain in place
- all events with up to 1.000 participants - indoor or outdoor - permitted with a health pass
- discotheques remain closed
Localised Variations
There is considerable variation on infection rates throughout France. From April 29th, opening restrictions can be tightened to suit local conditions so although there may be no nationwide restrictions, local Cities & Departments may apply their own tighter, localised limits.
There are three criteria for when tighter controls may be applied:
- the incidence rate exceeds 400 infections per 100,000 inhabitants (8 departments currently exceed this rate: Paris itself and 6 departments around the capital, plus Marseilles)
- a sudden increase in the local incident rate
- there is potential to overwhelm local intensive care services
Health Pass
The exact details on this are still being discussed in Parliament. It is expected that in situations where crowds tend to mingle or are confined, admission will require the presentation of a Health Pass - a paper or digital document or papers issued by health professionals and laboratories. This is intended to prove that either
you have been vaccinated against the virus
or
you have tested negative in the two preceding days
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