On May 7th, the country was split into red and green zones, with the northeast quarter being red. Today, Paris and the surrounding area, along with French Guyana and Mayotte, are still yellow, and the rest of the country is green, including our region. The colors indicate that while the virus is still circulating, hospitalizations and ICU usage are at a level that the country can handle, though things are more tenuous in the yellow zones.
We were thrilled - well, Frédéric and I were - the boys a bit less so - to hear that middle schools will re-open June 2nd. The school year runs until July 3rd, so that still gives them a month of classes. We're waiting to hear from their middle school about how things will be organized. Returning to school is voluntary, and masks will be required. Students who don't return are expected to continue distance learning from home through the end of the school year.
Swimming pools are also allowed to re-open June 2nd. We'll be watching for information from the boys' swim coach, too, to see whether practice will start up again this year at all or not.
As of June 2nd, we will no longer be limited to traveling within only 100 km of home, but the government still encourages prudence, of course. By June 15th, we hope to have a clearer idea about what the summer will look like for borders in general, and June 22nd will mark phase 3 of deconfinement.
Summer camps are also allowed to open after June 22nd. The one the boys go to is waiting to see what the hygiene measures required will be, over and above the usual, before they decide whether they'll open or not.
And we don't know what the rest of the summer holds yet. If nothing else, this pandemic is teaching us to live in the moment.
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