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As doped by the good news of France’s victory against Germany last Tuesday, Jean Castex announced Wednesday June 16 the end of wearing the mask outdoors from Thursday June 17, as well as the end of the curfew on Sunday, June 20. However, this end of wearing a mask outdoors was subject to certain conditions, which left room for maneuver to the prefects and prefects of France. That of the Bas-Rhin, Josiane Chevalier, who has already influenced the ban on watching Euro football matches on the terrace, has subjected the end of wearing the mask to other restrictive conditions, which we will tell you. details here.
This Thursday, June 17 marked the start of a new era for Strasbourg residents: that of the end of wearing the mask outdoors. News that we all expected, overwhelmed by the heat of this month of June. A news which also marks the gradual return to “a life before”, one where one could wander in the streets freely, without health concerns. However, life before is unfortunately not quite yet.
Wearing a mask outdoors maintained under certain conditions, set by the government
This Thursday, June 17 in the early evening, the prefecture of Bas-Rhin shared a press release which quickly belittled the joy experienced at the announcements of Jean Castex on Wednesday, June 16. In fact, in this document, the Bas-Rhin prefecture specifies that “Even if the risk of contamination in the open air is less, situations with a high density of people (in which the distance cannot be respected) can promote the circulation of the virus. “
Always with the aim of preventing rather than curing, the Bas-Rhin prefecture has therefore decided to keep the mandatory mask outdoors in certain situations:
- Markets, flea markets, unpacking sales
- Public transport
- Gatherings (including declared events, festivals, street performances, stadiums, etc.)
- Waiting lines.
In short, absolutely nothing different than what had been announced by the government. But that’s not all.
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The Bas-Rhin prefecture is making it even stricter to wear a mask outside in Strasbourg
« In order to prevent a greater resumption of the circulation of the virus », the Bas-Rhin prefecture also specifies that the wearing a mask outdoors will remain compulsory ” in case of affluence only » in the following places:
- Town centers, pedestrian areas
- Stations, schools, sports facilities, places of worship, shopping centers within a radius of
50 m.
If we had to summarize: in Strasbourg, the end of wearing a mask outdoors yes, except in many possibilities. Indeed, the sentence ” in case of affluence only », Leaves us in artistic vagueness. Which leaves entirely free to the appreciation of the people of Strasbourg what it means. How do we gauge the crowds at Place Kléber, Gutenberg, the Corbeau Bridge or the quays? How do you judge the crowds in a pedestrian zone? Are we going to have to put the mask around a school, just to remove it fifty meters away? Lots of vagueness and questions, which make us resolutely say that the year 2021 will definitely not be that of simplicity. But rather that of restrictions.
