French Open will be open to a limited number of fans, despite coronavirus surge
, the country’s biggest daily increase since the start of the pandemic and the biggest increase in Europe. Still, the country has been reluctant to shut things down again, with officials pointing to an increase in testing and to the fact that hospitalizations and mortality have not risen with the positive tests.
Instead, most parts of the country now require people to wear masks at all times when outside, and last week French children“The FFT has a responsibility to protect the health of anyone involved in the tournament. It has a responsibility to international tennis to organize this major tournament, and it also has a responsibility to society.
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