Back to life on cafe terraces still a tiny COVID-19 risk: experts
May 06,2021 - Last updated at May 06,2021
French cafes and bars are set to reopen their terraces on May 19 (AFP photo by Ludovic Marin)
By Paul Ricard
Agence France-Presse
PARIS A return to enjoying drinks with friends on a cafe terrace, so eagerly anticipated after seemingly interminable closures because of the COVID-19 pandemic, still poses a relatively small risk of contagion, experts warn, suggesting a variety of safeguards.
After months of on-again, off-again lockdown, many countries have reopened their bars or plan to do so soon.
Italians led the way in late April, followed by Greece on Monday, with France set to reopen its trademark sidewalk cafes on May 19.
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