Subject to the epidemiological situation permitting, public worship will be able to resume from December 1, provided that a strict health protocol is observed, announced two religious leaders. 

Worship with the public will be able to resume from December 1 if the epidemiological situation allows it and on condition of respecting a strict health protocol, affirmed two leaders of religions, after a video conference with Prime Minister Jean Castex.

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"Subject to the epidemiological situation improving"

"The Prime Minister said he was ready to consider easing the (current) regime from December 1, subject to" adopting by then a "strict sanitary protocol" in places of worship, and "under reserves that the epidemiological situation improves ", declared Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, president of the Conference of the bishops of France.

The Protestant Federation of France specified that the new protocol would be proposed by the Minister of the Interior "within eight to ten days".

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