Rules requiring people to show a COVID-19 vaccine passport to access venues will be lifted in France on March 14—roughly a month before the presidential election—said French Prime Minister Jean Castex, as the country gradually eases pandemic protocols amid signs the virus is receding in France.
JUST IN – France will "suspend" mandatory masks and vaccination passports "in most places" on March 14, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on TF1.
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The French presidential election will begin on April 10.
“The health situation is improving,” Castex told TF1 television on Thursday (March 3). Face masks will also no longer be needed indoors from March 14, with the exception of public transport.
However, the COVID-19 vaccine passport remains mandatory to access elderly home care centres.