France To Impose More Work-From-Home In Covid Fight, Says PM
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The French PM also said that the "health pass" for access to restaurants, cinemas and more will now only be available to fully vaccinated people.
The French government will order companies to impose at least three work-from-home days for employees whenever possible in a bid to stem a fifth wave of Covid infections, Prime Minister Jean Castex said Monday.
The new measure, which will be in place for at least three weeks, is one of several announced after a crisis cabinet meeting on the new Omicron variant, which is again threatening to overwhelm hospitals.
The meeting came after France reported Saturday over 100,000 daily Covid cases, a record since the pandemic erupted nearly two years ago, with many experts warning the number would rapidly increase over the coming weeks.
Castex also said the country's "health pass" for access to restaurants, cinemas and more will now only be available to fully vaccinated people -- a recent negative Covid test for the unvaccinated will no longer be valid.
