announced during a press conference<\/a> that changes to the country’s “vaccine pass” will go into effect Monday, pending approval from the Constitutional Council, followed by looser restrictions in early February.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\nBeginning Feb. 2, large-capacity venues such as stadiums and arenas will be allowed to operate at full capacity.<\/p>\n
Additionally, work-from-home requirements will be lifted but will still be recommended and masks will no longer be required outdoors.<\/p>\n
On Feb. 16, drinking and eating will be allowed in stadiums, cinemas and public transport and while standing at bars.<\/p>\n
Nightclubs will also be allowed to re-open, but the government did not specify if masks would be required.<\/p>\n
On Jan. 6, the French National Assembly approved a stricter version of France’s vaccine pass requiring everyone older than 12 to prove their vaccination status to access restaurants, cultural events and most public transportation.<\/p>\n
Negative COVID-19 tests will no longer be accepted, except for entry into health facilities and to get healthcare services.<\/p>\n
More than 90% of French adults have been fully vaccinated, which is one of the highest rates in the world, while France has reported a seven-day average of more than 320,000 new COVID-19 cases amid the presence of the Omicron variant.\n<\/p>\n
“We are unquestionably in a new phase of the pandemic,” Castex said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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