Containment: Are there any exemptions for businesses?

On Wednesday evening, Emmanuel Macron announced the dreaded implementation of containment from Friday.

This news is a warning shot for traders, whose activity has already been largely affected by the health measures decided to fight against the coronavirus epidemic.

Europe 1 takes stock of the businesses that will remain open.

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There will not be many exceptions.

And yet, each ministry has tried to defend exemptions for its own sectors of activity.

According to information from Europe 1, intense and sometimes harsh meetings have been held in recent days at Place Beauvau at the center of the crisis.

In Bercy also the professional federations, came, one by one, to plead their cause.

Bruno Le Maire himself threw all his strength into the battle yesterday during the defense council to ensure that businesses can open widely.

"If you close the small businesses, it's a revolution, the guys are at their end" summed up one of the minister's relatives yesterday.

A new consultation in 15 days

But the Elysée was inflexible.

It is roughly the list for the month of March that has been taken: hairdressers, booksellers or florists should be closed.

They will however be able to maintain click and collect services.

The only concession: the file will be studied again in 15 days. 

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"I know that many traders hoped not to close, I know that for downtown businesses, I ask for a very big effort: let's hold it with great rigor for 15 days (and) if within 15 days, we have better control of the situation, we will then be able to reassess things and hope to open certain businesses, in particular in this so important period before the Christmas holidays ", argued the Head of State.

Derogations could thus be granted if the spread of the epidemic slows significantly.