To adapt the celebration of July 14 to health requirements, the traditional parade on the Champs-Elysées will be replaced by a military ceremony on Place de la Concorde, which will also pay tribute to caregivers, announced the Elysée on Thursday. The ceremony will include "a tight device reduced to 2,000 participants and around 2,500 guests", in compliance with the rules of social distancing, said the presidency.
“The ceremony, which will include an air parade, will honor the participation of our armies in the fight against covid-19, through Operation Resilience; it will also pay tribute to the nursing staff that the French applauded each evening during the confinement period, as well as to all the actors mobilized against the virus, ”said the Elysée.
Not open to the public yet
There are currently no plans to open the event to the general public, but "the situation could be reassessed by July 14" if the health situation is better, explains the Elysée. On May 13 in the Council of Ministers, Emmanuel Macron wished "that the national holiday be an additional occasion to express the tribute and recognition of the nation to all those who are engaged in the fight against Covid-19", according to government spokesperson Sibeth Ndiaye.
A request that had already made elected LREM and LR in April when they pleaded for the presence of a "caregivers square" but also representatives of "everyday heroes" during the annual military parade.
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