"The gatherings will remain limited to ten people" until June 21 in public space, announced Edouard Philippe Thursday, adding that this implied the prohibition of cultural and sporting events. "In places that are not organized, that are not under the responsibility of an equipment manager, in public space for example, gatherings will remain limited to ten people," said the Prime Minister, presenting the second phase of deconfinement. "Cultural and sporting events will therefore remain suspended", and "nightclubs, games rooms, stadiums, racetracks will remain closed to the public until June 21," he added.
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At the mention of possible exceptions concerning marriages or burials, Edouard Philippe said: "For a long time, marriages have been delayed, we will finally be able to start again to celebrate marriages." However, he immediately tempered: "That said, the moment to completely relax attention to religious and civil ceremonies has not come." He called for strict respect for the rules of social distancing.
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