The French Senate adopted a milder version of a draft law on a wider use of the sanitary passes amid countrywide rallies against COVID-19 restrictions . More than 160,000 people took to the streets across France on Saturday, protesting the draft law. The draft regulation envisages mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for medical staff, firefighters, and those taking care of elderly people. The bill was passed by the National Assembly, the lower chamber of the French Parliament, two days ago, and the Senate approved the draft law late on Saturday. The initiative enables people aged 16 or 17 to get vaccinated without their parents' permission and obligates people with COVID-19 to self-isolate.

Source: Mint July 25, 2021 13:18 UTC