"Tourism is facing what is probably its worst challenge in modern history," Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told a news conference.Advertisement"This very French pleasure, which is at the heart of our identity, to meet up, eat well and have a chat, has been compromised by the lockdown first, and then the conditions of lifting that lockdown," Philippe said.
In other sectors the government is now looking at winding this support down as France emerges from a nationwide lockdown. That would, however, rule out an immediate return of the dining scene in Paris, a virus hotspot"red zone".The prime minister sought to reassure people that the cherished summer holiday - during which Paris virtually shuts down and holiday-goers head for beaches and country houses - would not be lost.
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