French virus infections are spiking and hospital cases are also growing. Most French adults are fully vaccinated and polls indicate a majority of French people support the new measures. Expand Close French president Emmanuel Macron (AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp French president Emmanuel Macron (AP)The bill under debate would expand the pass requirement to all restaurants and bars in France and some other venues. Remaining members of France’s yellow vest movement, largely from political extremes, are also using the virus bill to try to renew their campaign. The yellow vest movement started in 2018 as a broad uprising against perceived economic injustice and led to months of protests marked by violence between demonstrators and police, but subsided after the French government addressed many of the protesters’ concerns.

Source: Irish Independent July 24, 2021 14:06 UTC