People wearing face mask walk on the street in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Thursday, Dec.30, 2021. The French government announced this week new measures to fight the spreading of the virus as France reported a record high of 208,000 new infections on Wednesday. Mask-wearing is already mandatory inside shops, public facilities, office buildings and public transports across France.
A man wears a face mask as he walks in front of a restaurant, in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Thursday, Dec.30, 2021. The French government announced this week new measures to fight the spreading of the virus as France reported a record high of 208,000 new infections on Wednesday. Mask-wearing is already mandatory inside shops, public facilities, office buildings and public transports across France.
People wearing face mask walk on the street in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Thursday, Dec.30, 2021. The French government announced this week new measures to fight the spreading of the virus as France reported a record high of 208,000 new infections on Wednesday. Mask-wearing is already mandatory inside shops, public facilities, office buildings and public transports across France.
People wearing face mask walk on the street in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Thursday, Dec.30, 2021. The French government announced this week new measures to fight the spreading of the virus as France reported a record high of 208,000 new infections on Wednesday. Mask-wearing is already mandatory inside shops, public facilities, office buildings and public transports across France.
People wear face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 as they ice skate at a funfair in Paris, France, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. France’s Health Minister Olivier Veran announced that the country recorded a new record high of 208,000 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours.
A medical worker prepares a shot of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, in a vaccination center, in Nantes, western France, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. France has vaccinated 77% of its population and is rushing out booster shots. But more than 4 million adults remain unvaccinated.
People wait in line outside a vaccination center, in Nantes, western France, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. France has vaccinated 77% of its population and is rushing out booster shots. But more than 4 million adults remain unvaccinated.
MARLY-LE-ROI, France (AP) — No more munching, crunching and slurping at the movies in France: The country’s increasingly fraught fight against an unprecedented surge in coronavirus infections is putting a stop to eating and drinking at French cinemas, just as they show signs of recovering from the brutal economic bashing of lockdowns last year.
COVID-19 measures kicking in Monday, once France’s New Year’s celebrations are out of the way, will mean an enforced rest for popcorn machines and ice creams left in cold storage. The ban of at least three weeks on eating and drinking also applies to theaters, sports venues and public transport.
For cinema owners hoping to lure back movie fans who switched to home-viewing during the pandemic, not being able to tempt them with candies and soft drinks is another blow. French cinemas sold 96 million tickets in the eight months they have been reopened this year, a jump of 47% compared to 2020. But ticket sales are still down 55% compared to 2019, before the pandemic, the National Center for Film and Moving Images said Thursday in its look at French cinemas’ annual sales.
Benoit Ciné Distribution, which supplies 70% of France’s cinemas with popcorn, sweet treats and drinks, was deluged with both order postponements and delivery requests from movie houses expecting good sales on the final weekend before the food and drink ban, with “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Matrix Resurrections” featuring on billboards.
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