According to the broadcaster, the canteen has remained empty for two months after the parliament was suspended as the number of coronavirus disease cases across Europe began to climb.
However, from Monday, the canteen has reopened as a test center. At the parliament building, members of the public who are asymptomatic or have come into contact with a carrier of the disease can be tested, the broadcaster said.
France eased coronavirus restrictions on Monday after weeks of declining hospitalisation rates. It restricted movement and closed nonessential businesses on 17 March.
As of Tuesday morning, the European Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have registered more than 1.25 million cases of COVID-19 in the EU, UK, and countries of the European Economic Area since the start of the outbreak. The daily increase to the case total was 11,082, the ECDC said on Tuesday, a significant jump from the 8,605 new cases announced the day before.
