We've been forgotten in Covid-19 easing, say French restaurants | Malay Mail

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MARSEILLE, Nov 27 — Restaurant owner Jean Avarello is struggling to understand why in the next few weeks the shops and theatres near him in the French city of Marseille will be allowed to reopen after a Covid-19 lockdown, but he has to stay shut. “That's not okay,” Avarello said yesterday as...

Restaurants, cafes and bars owners protest against government closure measures during the Covid-19 outbreak in Marseille, France November 26, 2020 .— Reuters pic

“That's not okay,” Avarello said yesterday as he took part in a protest in Marseille involving several thousand people from the restaurant, bar and nightclub sector against the government order to keep them shut. “We feel we've been forgotten.” Outside, protesters set off flares and smoke bombs, and one person, dressed in a chef's tunic and toque, carried a mock-up of a gravestone with the inscription:"Here lies my restaurant."

That is now starting to abate, and non-essential shops will re-open this weekend, while museums and cinemas can welcome back visitors from December 15.

 

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