The maximum number of spectators for major events will be lowered from 5,000 to 1,000 people in the eleven metropolises that have moved into "enhanced alert zones", Minister of Health Olivier Véran announced on Wednesday evening.
This measure, decided for a period of two weeks, therefore concerns Bordeaux, Lyon, Nice, Lille, Toulouse, Saint-Etienne, Rennes, Paris and its inner suburbs, Rouen, Grenoble and Montpellier.
The maximum level for major events will be lowered to 1,000 people, against 5,000 so far, in the eleven metropolitan areas in "enhanced alert zone", announced Wednesday the Minister of Health Olivier Véran, a measure which should concern the Roland Garros tournament which begins on Sunday.
This new gauge, decided in the context of the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, will apply "from Saturday after consultation between the prefect and local elected officials".
The minister also announced in this area "the closure of sports halls and gymnasiums" because "these are confined spaces where wearing a mask is impossible to see at least complex and which are unfortunately places of significant contamination", a provision which will have significant repercussions on amateur sport, which has started feverishly since the start of the school year.
These measures, decided on for a period of two weeks, concern the metropolitan areas of Bordeaux, Lyon, Nice, Lille, Toulouse, Saint-Etienne, Rennes, Paris and its inner suburbs, Rouen, Grenoble and Montpellier.
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Concerned sports event organizers
Last week, the Parisian tournament of Roland Garros, postponed to the fall due to the Covid-19 epidemic, had already had to reduce its gauge from 11,500 (announced ten days ago) to a maximum of 5,000 spectators per day.
"To date, we have no confirmation on the conditions of organization of the tournament," responded the French Tennis Federation.
On the side of the National Rugby League, it evokes "a disaster" for the economy of the clubs.
At the end of August, the League had estimated at 54 million euros the cumulative loss by the thirty French professional clubs (Top 14 and Pro D2) between the full gauge and the 5,000 gauge, for the period from September to the end of the calendar year.