Ligue 1 football and TOP 14 rugby matches "are not subject to any particular restrictions" due to the intensification of the coronavirus epidemic, Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu announced on Tuesday, adding that the situation could evolve and defending the "case by case".
PSG - Dortmund in camera? " Today (L1 and Top 14 matches) are not subject to any particular restrictions. The spectators come mainly from regional territories, where no traffic restriction measures are applied" but "this subject will be studied on a case-by-case basis before each match with the prefects, "explained the minister, who met in the morning with representatives of the professional leagues and the sports movement. The next day of L1 is scheduled for this weekend (March 6-8) while the Top 14 will resume on March 21 and 22.
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Concerning the tournament of the six nations, "we have just had the information on the fact that the Scots maintained the match" against France Sunday, but "we have an uncertainty on the displacement of the French supporters".
Roxana Maracineanu remained cautious on the return match of the Champions League round of 16 between Paris SG and Dortmund, March 11, saying that "at least the match will be held" but that a closed session was a hypothesis.
Paris-Nice should take place . "The state of the health evolution linked to the virus being evolutionary by definition, there are times messages that we can pass the same day and which can change", she also warned, two days after the cancellation of the Paris half-marathon, stating that the decisions rest with the prefects. At this stage, the government recommends the cancellation of events bringing together more than 5,000 people in confined spaces, or "large-scale" demonstrations involving a "mixing of populations" of different origins, she said.
In this context, "the maintenance" of the Paris-Nice cycling event (March 8-15) is "proposed": "indeed it is an international event, but the majority of the teams are tested" and "it there is little audience along the race, "said Roxana Maracineanu, without excluding" more stringent measures ".