[JUST IN] France’s Constitutional Council Approves Use and Rules on Legality of Requiring Covid-19 ‘Health Pass’

France’s top constitutional authority on Thursday approved the Covid pass that limits access to cafes, restaurants and inter-city trains and planes to people who have been vaccinated or tested negative for the virus. The controversial pass, which will become ubiquitous from Monday, has sparked mass protests, with critics accusing t Emmanuel Macron of running a health “dictatorship”. But the Constitutional Court said the restrictions voted by parliament last month represented a “balanced trade-off” between public health concerns and personal freedom. Today’s decision by the so-called “Wise Men” on the implementation of the government’s Covid strategy could also influence the mobilization and arguments…