France warns restaurants
February 2, 2021
PARIS: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned restaurant owners on Monday they risked losing Covid-19 financial aid if they open in defiance of the pandemic shutdown, following protests and reports that some are secretly serving customers.
Angry owners say their livelihoods are at risk since the closures were ordered on October 30, with little prospect of a return to business as usual anytime soon. Stephane Turillon, a chef in Cusance, eastern France, made good on his threat to open Monday in an act of civil disobedience that he hopes others will emulate. We want to start a discussion with the state, because you can’t fight this pandemic by closing everything down, Turillon told AFP as he welcomed several dozen patrons in tents set up near his restaurant, La Source Bleue .
Monday, 01 Feb 2021 10:04 PM MYT
Angry restaurant owners say their livelihoods were at risk since the closures were ordered. AFP pic
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PARIS, Feb 1 French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned restaurant owners tay they risked losing Covid-19 financial aid if they open in defiance of the pandemic shutdown, following protests and reports that some are secretly serving customers.
Angry owners say their livelihoods are at risk since the closures were ordered on October 30, with little prospect of a return to business as usual anytime soon.
Stephane Turillon, a chef in Cusance, eastern France, made good on his threat to open today in an act of “civil disobedience” that he hopes others will emulate.
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