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Jean Castex made it official on Thursday: from Friday night at midnight, confinement comes into effect again in 16 French departments, in Ile-de-France and in Hauts-de-France, as well as in Alpes-Maritimes, the Eure and the Seine-Maritime. The measure will apply for at least four weeks, « unless positive results are observed in the meantime ‘. Pointing ” which is more and more like a third wave “, and advocating a « territorialized strategy “, the Prime Minister referred to ” massive braking measures’. Concretely, the certificate is back to be able to leave his home. These outings should not be limited in time, but restricted to a radius of ten kilometers. The interregional travel are meanwhile forbidden, or at least limited to compelling or professional reasons – the mobility of business travelers is therefore spared – again from Friday evening. On the other hand, the curfew is shifted from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., and this on all the territory. The Prime Minister also reminded companies to make an additional effort in terms of telecommuting, advocating « at least four days out of five “ in remote work.
In the process, the SNCF announced to maintain its short-term operations: “TGV INOUI, OUIGO, Intercités, regional and international trains will run as planned this weekend and early next week”. The exchange and refund of tickets free of charge and until the last moment is guaranteed until April 19.
The 16 departments concerned by the confinement:
- Aisne (02)
- Alpes-Maritimes (06)
- Yours (27)
- North (59)
- Oise (60)
- Pas-de-Calais (62)
- Paris (75)
- Seine-Maritime (76)
- Seine-et-Marne (77)
- Yvelines (78)
- Sum (80)
- Essonne (91)
- Hauts-de-Seine (92)
- Seine-Saint-Denis (93)
- Val-de-Marne (94)
- Val d’Oise (95)
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