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Bars Closed Again As France Placed Paris on Maximum Virus Alert
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October 6, 2020
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2:08Now PlayingFrench authorities placed the Paris region on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants to remain open, as numbers of infections increased rapidly.
French authorities consider bars to be major infection hot spots because patrons don't respect social distancing rules as much as they do at restaurants.
Starting on Tuesday, bars will be closed in Paris and its suburbs.
Student parties and all other festive and family events in establishments open to the public will be banned.
Restaurants will remain open under strict conditions.
They include a minimum three-feet distance between each table, groups limited to six people instead of 10 previously, and a request to register customers' names and phone numbers to help alert those who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus.
The owner of one Paris bar said he has had to set up a crowdfunding site to help keep his company going.
Indoor sport facilities, including swimming pools, will only be open to children aged under 18.
Gyms are already closed.
Cinemas, theaters and museums will remain open with strict sanitary rules, but fairs and professional shows won’t be allowed.
Authorities have maintained the limit of 1,000 spectators per day at big sports events, allowing the Roland-Garros tennis tournament to continue as planned this week.
The director of the Regional Health Authority, Aurelien Rousseau, said about 3,500 new cases of infection are confirmed on average each day in the Paris region, and 36% of ICU beds in the area are occupied by Covid-19 patients.
French health authorities reported on Saturday 16,972 new cases of infection, the highest daily number since the country began widespread testing.
The number of new daily cases dipped on Monday to 5,084.
France, one of the hardest hit countries in Europe, has reported 32,299 virus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
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