France Will Be on Lockdown Until May 11; Festivals Banned Until Mid-July
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variety.comBy Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent France president Emmanuel Macron said the lockdown will be extended to May 11 in a televised interview on Monday.
He said that no festivals drawing large crowds will be allowed to take place until at least mid-July. That clearly puts Cannes Film Festival on ice – organizers had been planning to postpone the festival to late June/early July.
The president also said theaters, restaurants and bars, as well as shops, will remain shut beyond May 11. Meanwhile, daycare centers and schools will start reopening under specific conditions on May 11, while universities will remain closed.
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