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Airbnb, the American rental company, is making it difficult to book apartments on New Year’s Eve in Paris, New York, London and other major destinations to limit the risks of illegal parties during COVID-19.

As of Thursday, passengers who do not have positive comments about their Airbnb account will not be able to book a night on December 31 in the United States, France, Great Britain, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Spain, according to a statement from the agency with based in San Francisco. company.

People who plan to spend the last day of the year in properties booked through Airbnb must also agree not to organize parties on New Years Eve and are aware of their legal responsibility.

Last-minute bookings from people who want to rent a place near their own home and who haven’t received positive feedback will also be limited, Airbnb said.

The new temporary rules are on top of previous measures introduced in August, under which Airbnb banned all parties and gatherings of more than 16 people in the listed apartments around the world to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.