Evacuations took place this Saturday afternoon on the quays of the Seine in Paris, due to too large groups of people, in the context of the pandemic of Covid-19.
At the beginning of the morning, during the presentation of the massive vaccination operation during the weekend, the prefect of police, Didier Lallement, had warned that if he noticed in demonstrations or gatherings a non-respect of the barrier gestures , he would intervene to put an end to it. However, this Saturday, probably due to the sunny weather, many people gathered in these areas along the Parisian river.
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End gatherings
The Paris police headquarters posted several tweets calling for respect for barrier gestures on the quays (wearing a mask and physical distancing), before deciding to disperse the small groups and evacuate the quays.
She indicated on the social network Twitter that an operation had started around 3:30 p.m. to enforce health measures related to the coronavirus epidemic. “The police intervene to put an end to these gatherings”, she clarified.
Operation in progress | The health measures taken to control the spread of #COVID19 are not respected on the Quais de Seine.
The police intervene to put an end to these gatherings. pic.twitter.com/Htgm740fcI– Police Prefecture (@prefpolice) March 6, 2021
Last week it had been the same, but the police had intervened shortly before curfew from 6 p.m.
Paris under “enhanced surveillance”
The capital is one of the departments that have been placed “under enhanced surveillance” due to the pandemic. Paris and Ile-de-France, which escaped confinement over the weekend, are among the regions where the virus is circulating particularly rapidly.
In addition, the ban on consuming alcohol is prohibited, in particular on the banks of the Seine, and the banks of the Canal Saint-Martin from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., as well as in several other places in the capital.
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