What form will the curfew introduced in Paris and Île-de-France, as well as in Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Aix-Marseille, Montpellier, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, Toulouse, take?
The information fell on this Wednesday evening: the state of health emergency is reestablished in France from Saturday October 17 in the face of the coronavirus epidemic. This legal framework makes it possible to take restrictive measures such as re-containment and a curfew. Indeed, the second wave ” justifies that a state of health emergency be declared so that measures strictly proportionate to the health risks incurred and appropriate to the circumstances of time and place can be taken ».
During the same evening, Emmanuel Macron confirmed in his speech that a curfew will apply from Saturday in Île-de-France. The times announced: from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The prefect announced it today to the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and to the mayors of the arrondissement. « What is called the curfew is a relevant measure », Insisted the President of the Republic, citing Guyana as an example of success – where it has been in force for several months, from midnight to 5 am.
In addition to Île-de-France (Paris and the surrounding area), eight metropolises are concerned:
- Grenoble
- Small
- Lyon
- Aix-Marseille
- Montpellier
- Rouen
- Saint Etienne
- Toulouse
The curfew will last a minimum of 4 weeks, but the government wants to extend it until December 1, 2020, or 6 weeks.
What a curfew entails
The introduction of a curfew means that it is no longer possible to go out in bars, cafes and restaurants, not even in cinemas and theaters. It will not be possible to walk either, since it will be necessary to justify this exit, but Emmanuel Macron has mainly targeted the ” festive evenings ” as ” acceleration vectors Of the epidemic.
Evenings in bars, or even in private places, are configurations where several people find themselves close together, without masks and without barrier gestures, especially since alcoholism obviously does not help to maintain a sustained attention towards these people. problematic. These evenings are very present among young populations, but the virus is circulating very actively among 20-29 year olds, generating clusters after student parties for example. This link is not insignificant in the fact that a curfew is being considered in certain areas.
You will need certificates
« There will be no driving ban “But a” strict limitation to good reasons “. You will therefore need a certificate to leave:
- For those who come home from work after 9 pm, or who work at night;
- For health reasons.
Other modalities will be specified. Surveillance will be established, and the breach will be punished with a fine of 135 euros.
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