French restaurants now require vaccine certificates or negative PCR tests

President Emmanuel Macron announced health restrictions on unvaccinated individuals, stating that restaurants now require mandatory negative PCR tests or vaccine certificates. A record number of French people promptly booked appointment for COVID-19 jabs after the announcement. Doctolib boss Stanislas Niox-Chateau stated that around 20,000 appointments per minute were recorded since the televised announcement, continuing well throughout the night.

A total of 926,000 booked a jab on the site, with 65% of them being under the age of 35. A health pass, meaning vaccination proof or negative test results, will need to be provided by anyone who wants to go out to eat or drink, visit a shopping centre or even take a long-distance train ride. Festivals, cinemas and theatre shows will also require this health pass, as the Delta variant’s spread has resulted in a new spike in cases. Free COVID tests will also end in September to encourage vaccination.#MaltaDaily

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