"It has been assessed by the government, we will not find normal activity before 2022." While the French can once again enjoy a restaurant with friends, at least on the terrace, campsites, or simply move more than 100 kilometers from home, certain sectors of the economy are still at a standstill ( or almost) because of the coronavirus. This is particularly the case for tour guides in museums, as explained at the microphone of Europe 1 by their spokesperson Céline Le Nézet.
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Lecturer guides in crisis ...
Already deprived of income during confinement, they know that they will have to do almost without foreign customers this summer. And if groups can exceed 10 people on June 22, it will not necessarily save the season since each museum "has different regulations:" The Louvre will allow groups of 25 people, but others like Giverny will prohibit them. "
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... and worried disco managers
The situation is even worse for other activities, such as discos. These establishments do not even know if they will be able to reopen this summer. A financially hellish situation after three months of closure, which is not likely to improve, since their nature is difficult to reconcile with the famous meter of distancing. Guest Sunday morning of Europe 1 Aurélien Antonini, one of the managers of "Badaboum", in Paris, even explained that it was according to him "impossible" to set up a physical distance within his nightclub. Far from being optimistic, he explained that he did not see "how, in the near future, [his] activity will be reborn".
To try to settle all these questions, the Secretary of State for Tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne announced to receive turn by turn this week each sector concerned.