What to remember from the press conference of the prefect of Moselle
- In Metz, the mask will be mandatory throughout the town except a few rural areas. Increase in the perimeter of wearing a mask in Montigny and in the city center of Thionville.
- Moments of conviviality are prohibited in public spaces (multipurpose rooms, weddings, aperitifs, etc.). Indoors, in public places, if people are standing, there should be 4m2 between each person. And the mask is mandatory. Seated, the mask must be kept and there must be a meter between each person.
- Bars and restaurants can remain open in Moselle, but with a new protocol. Six people maximum per table, and a customer register with contact details.
- About the Christmas markets: “We are imagining with the organizers different Christmas markets where food consumption will not be possible standing “
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2 p.m. – It’s the end of the press conference
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13 h 47.- Update on the health situation
The incidence rate is 91 in Moselle and rises to 144 in Metz.
13 h 45.- New protocol in restaurants and bars
Restaurant and bar owners will have to keep a customer register, but the start date of this measure has not yet been set.
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13 h 34.- In Metz, the mask will be compulsory throughout the town except a few rural areas
There will be checks on public roads and in establishments to see if these measures are applied. “The pedagogy will not last long,” warns the prefect.
“I invite the wearing of the mask everywhere, even in small towns”.
“The 3 mayors consulted are in phase with these measures”.
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13 h 32.- Christmas markets where we couldn’t eat while standing
“We are imagining with the organizers different Christmas markets where food consumption will not be possible standing“
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13 h 30.- The situation in Moselle hospitals
Currently, there are 102 resuscitation beds in Moselle, more than 70% occupied, in particular by a dozen Covid cases.
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1:29 p.m. – The prefect maintains the possibility of gauges to 5,000 spectators but with the obligation to have an empty seat in two
Next week’s Agrimax show at Metx Expo is continued.
13 h 26.- Increasing the perimeter of wearing a mask in Metz very soon
The compulsory masks in Montigny, Thionville and in a larger area in Metz could apply from tomorrow or Monday, but the prefect already wants to discuss it with the mayors.
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1:20 p.m. – Bars and restaurants can remain open in Moselle, but with a new protocol
“Bars and restaurants can remain open but with a new protocol within the limit of 6 people per table and with the contact details of people to report contact cases if necessary.”
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13 h 18.- The prefect calls for the responsibility of individuals in their private space
As of tomorrow, everywhere in France, gatherings of more than 6 people are prohibited. “Indoors, in public places, if people are standing there should be 4m2 between each person. And the mask is obligatory. Sitting, the mask must be kept and there must be a meter between each person but moments of conviviality are prohibited “.
“By this evening, I will decide to increase the perimeter of the wearing of the mask in Metz, Montigny and perhaps in the city center of Thionville”, announces the prefect.
“Event organizers sometimes have to revise their plans or give them up, like the Metz marathon this weekend. But I’m trying to maintain as much as possible to maintain the economy.”
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1:05 p.m. – The press conference starts.
The prefect of Moselle, Laurent Touvet, is accompanied by Lamia Himer, territorial delegate of the regional health agency Grand Est.
The prefect evokes a situation which has “seriously deteriorated, even if we remain below other territories”. There are a thousand new cases every week in Moselle against 300 at the end of September. “This forces us to take measures”, according to the prefect. “If we don’t want hospitals to be overwhelmed, we must act now.”
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12 h 45.- The prefect of Moselle, Laurent Touvet, will hold a press conference this Friday from 1 p.m. Follow her live with us.
While the health situation is worsening in Moselle, the prefect will take stock of the situation and should announce more restrictive measures.
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9 h.- The prefect of Moselle, Laurent Touvet, announced it this morning on France Bleu Lorraine Nord: he is preparing to take a step forward in the ranking of the department in relation to the health crisis. A decision that he will formalize and detail this Friday at 1 p.m. during a press conference in the prefecture. “The situation has suddenly deteriorated for ten days, we are entering a dangerous area, which requires energetic measures. We are entering the red zone, we were classified Thursday in a high vulnerability zone, then there are several degrees in the red zones. When we reach 150, it will be the heightened alert and there will undoubtedly be new measures to be taken, ”he explained during the morning of our colleagues.
In the Grand Est region, the number of patients with Covid-19 present in intensive care units is still bearable for hospital services but it has risen sharply in recent days. As of October 15, 376 patients were hospitalized in the Grand Est (+40 compared to the day before), including 67 (+8) in intensive care.
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Different alert thresholds
More than half of the French departments are now part of the three alert zones defined by the government. These zones (alert, heightened alert and maximum alert) strengthen the powers of the prefect, who is able to take several drastic measures to slow the progression of the virus. From the simple limitation of gatherings to local confinement. This ranking depends largely on the incidence rate. The alert threshold is triggered when the weekly number of positive Covid-19 tests exceeds 50 people per 100,000 inhabitants. The alert threshold is exceeded when the incidence rate exceeds 50 new cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 inhabitants in a department.
The Prefect will speak this Friday afternoon
The enhanced alert is triggered if this rate exceeds 150 per 100,000 inhabitants, and if the incidence rate in the elderly is also above 50 per 100,000. The maximum alert threshold is reached. when three conditions are met: the incidence rate of the department exceeds 250 per 100,000 inhabitants; the incidence rate in the elderly exceeds 100 per 100,000; the proportion of patients positive for Covid-19 in the intensive care units of the defined area reaches more than 30%.
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Incidence rate in Moselle: 90.6
In Moselle, where 877 deaths have been observed since the start of the epidemic, the incidence rate is 90.6 on October 15, with 61 hospitalized patients including 12 in an intensive care unit. In Meurthe-et-Moselle (374 deaths since the start of the epidemic), the incidence rate has climbed to 129.7, with 61 hospitalized patients including 9 in an intensive care unit. The prefect will also speak during the day. Probably also to announce new restrictive measures.
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