{"id":19085,"date":"2021-01-07T19:50:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T18:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?p=19085"},"modified":"2021-01-07T19:50:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T18:50:43","slug":"french-pm-early-feb-ski-resort-opening-possible-bars-restaurants-closed-to-mid-feb-uk-border-remains-closed-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/01\/07\/french-pm-early-feb-ski-resort-opening-possible-bars-restaurants-closed-to-mid-feb-uk-border-remains-closed-more\/","title":{"rendered":"French PM: &#8220;Early Feb&#8221; Ski Resort opening possible, Bars\/Restaurants closed to mid-Feb, UK border remains closed &#038; more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"19087\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/01\/07\/french-pm-early-feb-ski-resort-opening-possible-bars-restaurants-closed-to-mid-feb-uk-border-remains-closed-more\/chairsnow1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chairsnow1.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chairsnow1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chairsnow1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chairsnow1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chairsnow1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chairsnow1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chairsnow1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chairsnow1.jpg?resize=100%2C75&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chairsnow1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be\u00a0no reopening of bars and restaurants before &#8220;at least mid-February&#8221;\u00a0.\u00a0There will be\u00a0a point on January 20 to see if an &#8220;early February&#8221; reopening of theaters, cinemas, ski resorts and ski lifts is possible. The Prime Minister also announced that the border with the United Kingdom will remain closed &#8220;until further notice&#8221; and that the incredibly slow vaccination roll out will be sorted out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/fr\/france\/20210107-en-direct-conf%C3%A9rence-de-presse-de-jean-castex-sur-la-crise-du-covid-19?ref=tw_i\" target=\"_blank\">France 24 tonight<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Full auto-translation below<\/strong>&#8230;<br>Curfews, vaccines, prospects for cultivation, catering or even ski resorts \u2026 Prime Minister Jean Castex has drawn up an inventory of health measures, while the Covid-19 epidemic is still circulating actively in France. Follow his press conference alongside the Minister of Health, Olivier V\u00e9ran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While more than 25,000 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in 24 hours in France, the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, in a press conference with the Minister of Health, Olivier V\u00e9ran, defended the government&#8217;s vaccine strategy and attempted to &#8220;give as much visibility as possible&#8221; to the most affected sectors, including catering, culture and tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details were also provided on France&#8217;s vaccine strategy, which is the subject of criticism, as well as on the new health measures put in place to fight against the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be no reopening of bars and restaurants until &#8220;at least mid-February&#8221;. Ten more departments could see the curfew pass to 6 p.m. The decision will be made on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be a point on January 20 to see if a reopening &#8220;early February&#8221; of ski resorts and ski lifts is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vaccine is our &#8220;main source of hope&#8221; to emerge from this crisis, said Jean Castex. The objective of the French campaign remains to vaccinate as a priority and as quickly as possible the 15 million elderly or chronically ill people, announced the Prime Minister, while acknowledging that it had started more slowly than elsewhere. . &#8220;We have ordered a lot more than necessary&#8221; to have &#8220;a margin of safety&#8221;, he explained, specifying nevertheless that &#8220;Not everyone can be vaccinated immediately in France&#8221;. &#8220;We will be able to immunize a million people by the end of January.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister underlined the gravity of the situation in France which is &#8220;far from having returned to normal&#8221; and which even &#8220;tends to progress with an average of 15,000 daily cases&#8221;. &#8220;We are seeing very strong pressure on our hospital system,&#8221; he continued, saying that the situation in the east of the country as well as in Guyana was particularly worrying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All laboratories are mobilized in France to track down the variant of the coronavirus discovered in the United Kingdom and which is &#8220;up to 70% more contagious&#8221;, said Olivier V\u00e9ran. Health Minister Olivier V\u00e9ran explained that the English variant is &#8220;more contagious&#8221; and responsible for &#8220;a significant worsening of the epidemic in England&#8221;. It is also believed to be more contagious in children. The Prime Minister announced that the border with the United Kingdom will remain closed &#8220;until further notice&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will be\u00a0no reopening of bars and restaurants before &#8220;at least mid-February&#8221;\u00a0.\u00a0There will be\u00a0a point on January 20 to see if an &#8220;early February&#8221; reopening of theaters, cinemas, ski resorts and ski lifts is possible. 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