Thionville. Road checks to stop the spread of the virus

“We are not toughening our operations, it is about regular checks in order to ensure that the rules are respected,” said Prefect Laurent Touvet on Saturday in Thionville. During the afternoon, in the Metz-Luxembourg direction, all vehicles registered abroad taking exit 43 were stopped by the border police. “Since January 31, to enter the territory, a negative PCR test of less than 72 hours is required,” said Pierre Bordereau, zonal director of the border police. “Without said document or certificate, we leave with a fine of € 135. Since Monday, we have fined seventy offenders. ”

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To avoid the worst

The objective for the afternoon was to get the message across and stop an average of 150 vehicles. “We are far from the 1,500 checked during previous confinements, because we have to ensure fluidity on the roads. “

But this action will be followed by others. “Everything is done to limit the mixing and therefore the spread of the virus,” said the prefect. “In Moselle, the incidence rate is high, the hospitals are busy. It is our duty to avoid the worst, so we take measures but in no case do we seek to stop cross-border life. “Aware of the weariness of the populations in relation to the pandemic and its consequences, Laurent Touvet played transparency.

“This second wave is long and it becomes as deadly as the first. We give ourselves the chance to break the virus and that is why I imposed the wearing of a mask in Moselle. “

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