PARIS - “Chez Francoise” is a discreetly located venue near the French parliament whose visitors’ book boasts signatures from former leaders including Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande. Options include a “Menu Parlementaire” - three courses including wild boar pate with chestnuts, veal and crepes suzette.
Mousset recounted the exchange in an interview with Reuters. Until Griset joined the government in July, the politician was a regular at “Chez Francoise.” Griset said he had known Mousset for years, but that their contacts over COVID-19 were part of a normal exchange of views between government and business representatives.
The battle was often unequal, according to four scientists involved in advising the French government. They said their understanding of virus transmission sometimes took a back seat to what was politically and socially acceptable. “It’s a virus that’s very damaging for the way of life a la Francaise - eating, a glass of wine, a chat,” said Julien Borowczyk, a doctor and member of parliament who is chairing a commission into how the government managed the epidemic.
People were not following safety guidelines properly, said Didier Lepelletier, co-chair of a COVID-19 working group of the High Council for Public Health, the main advisory body for the government, who helped draft the guidelines. On Sept. 22, the Scientific Council issued a memo recommending bars and restaurants be closed if they could not follow tighter safety measures.
Helping their case, scientists representing a minority view published two open letters arguing that talk of a second wave was overblown. Le Maire’s deputy, Griset, held 16 meetings about or with representatives of the hospitality sector between July 24 and Nov. 15, according to his official diary. That was more meetings than he held with representatives of any other economic sector over the period.
Industry delegates had a proposal. If they promised to stick to stricter guidelines for restaurants, could they stay open? The officials at the meeting decided to explore the proposal further.
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