Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 9:33 p.m.
Marine Le Pen on Thursday called for a “8 pm curfew” to enforce containment against the coronavirus.
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“In some territories, confinement is not respected, especially in the evening, and crimes are committed,” said the president of the National Rally on Twitter.
“I ask for the establishment of a curfew from 8 pm, which will not harm anyone except the dealers, thieves, robbers and other scum who take advantage of the situation! “, She added.
Le Pen told Le Figaro that “exceptions” to the curfew “are needed for working people: nurses, police, doctors and so on.”
Head of State Emmanuel Macron deplored Thursday that “too many” French people continue to “take lightly” the confinement instructions taken to fight against the coronavirus, which “are not perfectly respected”.
However, “the curfew is not envisaged,” said Secretary of State for the Interior Laurent Nuñez on Wednesday.
“Perhaps it is necessary to wait a few days before the government decides to take common sense measures, it is always late,” said Le Pen on RTL, calling on the government to be “extremely attentive. to protect property and people ”.
The deputy LR of the Alpes-Maritimes Eric Ciotti also deplored Thursday on twitter “the extremely numerous sprains to containment measures” which are “completely irresponsible”.
“You have to be more coercive, without excluding going to the next level: a curfew. A measure to be applied as soon as possible where confinement is not respected, he added.
Authorities on Thursday banned access to beaches across the Mediterranean, Corsica and many departments on the Atlantic coast with prefectural orders. The quays of the Garonne have also been banned in Bordeaux.
Since Tuesday at noon and for at least two weeks, the entire population has been asked to stay at home or face fines to deal with the coronavirus epidemic. In 24 hours, 4,095 fines were drawn up, according to the Minister of the Interior.
The coronavirus epidemic has caused the death of 372 patients (including 108 additional in 24 hours) and forced to hospitalize 4,761 patients, including more than a thousand in intensive care, announced Thursday evening the Ministry of Health.
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