Hundreds of French venues hit by coronavirus event ban

Many live events are still going ahead as planned across France despite a government-imposed ban on all gatherings over 5,000 people

The AccorHotels Arena in Paris cancelled a concert over the weekend © AccorHotels Arena/POPB

The French Ministry of Health has imposed a ban on all gatherings of over 5,000 people in “confined” spaces, following similar measures affecting the live music market in Italy and Switzerland.

Health minister Olivier Véran announced the ban on Saturday (29 February), which also forbids any events in the northern region of l’Oise and Haute Savoie in the southeast of the country, with “the aim of limiting the spread of covid-19”. 130 cases of the virus have currently been reported in…

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