With a third of the nearly 100,000 dead in the United States, New York State is paying a terrible price for the Covid-19 epidemic. Under pressure, the inhabitants nevertheless need to be able to take a breath of fresh air as temperatures rise.
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To allow them to enjoy green spaces while respecting physical distances, white circles have been drawn on the lawn of Domino Park in Brooklyn, as shown in the video below.
“In these difficult times, the well-being of our community is of the utmost importance. When using this area, please stay in a circle », indicates a sign.
The circles are separated by six feet, or 1.80 meters, the physical distance chosen in the United States to avoid contamination.
At the edge of the East River, facing the towers of Manhattan, New Yorkers respect the instructions rather well. Some come with their dog, which they try somehow to keep in the circle. Others are comfortably seated on a folding chair.
In a city where sporting activity is the order of the day, physical exercises are linked in circles.
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Here and there, it is as a couple that we occupy the circle, stretched out tenderly in the grass. And then there are of course those who have chosen to clearly revisit the rule, grouping together four in the same circle.
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Domino Park offers a welcome break in a city where deconfinement is not expected before June 13. The New York example could inspire France where parks in the red zone remain closed.
In Paris, Anne Hidalgo again tried to obtain permission to reopen green spaces, Tuesday, May 19, believing that “The only walk and breathing in strict compliance with health instructions”, especially with the mandatory wearing of a mask, would be beneficial and safe for the inhabitants of Ile-de-France.
The mayor of Paris is now awaiting a response to her request addressed to Christophe Castaner, Minister of the Interior.
