The mayor of Paris announced this Saturday the cancellation of the fireworks and concerts planned on the Champs-Elysées for New Year’s Eve, in order to apply the measures requested by the government to fight against the Covid epidemic. 19. “In view of the resurgence of the pandemic and the new government announcements, the City of Paris regrets having to cancel all the festivities planned on the Champs-Élysées on December 31,” said the town hall, specifying that it It was about the fireworks display and concerts planned on the avenue des Champs-Elysées.
“The fireworks will not be fired, and the ‘dj sets’ will unfortunately not be able to take place this year,” added this source. In 2020, all festivities had been canceled for the Christmas holidays due to the curfew imposed to tackle the epidemic, which had only been lifted for Christmas Eve. The head of government Jean Castex asked the town halls on Friday to give up concerts and fireworks on the evening of December 31, during which alcohol consumption on public roads will be prohibited.
The Scientific Council also called on the government to introduce “significant restrictions” against the risk of transmission of the epidemic on the occasion of New Year’s Eve, in a notice published on Saturday.