PARIS, July 28 ― At his cafe under the shadow of the Paris district of Montmartre, Guillaume Dubois shows off the brightly painted wooden pallets enclosing a quickly built patio that he says has transformed business in the summer of the coronavirus. Following a loosening of regulations by city...
People have drinks at the extended terrace of a cafe made of wooden pallets in Paris July 23, 2020. ― AFP pic
With the general scientific consensus that it is much harder to catch the virus outdoors than inside, cafe-goers are more at ease on the street in the summer sunshine. While some owners stick with the rough look of raw wood, many others have added splashes of colour and installed plants or small trees and other decorations.
“I think it’s a good strategy,” said Maria Snigur, a Ukrainian living in Paris. “It energises the city, it energises the street.”
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