French ski resorts reopening hinges on COVID situation by Jan. 20 - Minister

Compagnie des Alpes SA

08/01/2021 10:44

PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The French government will only
permit ski resorts to reopen lifts if the COVID-19 situation by
Jan. 20 allows, a minister said on Friday.
    "The government's decision on Jan. 20 must by guided only by
the situation of the epidemic,” French junior tourism minister
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne said on BFM television.
    French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday that
restaurants would remain shuttered until at least mid February
and ski resorts might not open before the February holiday
because the coronavirus is still spreading too fast and
hospitals remain under severe pressure.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2JI215

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