Anne Hidalgo called this Saturday to "go towards a much more severe confinement" against the coronavirus, in an interview with the Parisian . “Containment must be extremely strict. We must move towards a much more severe confinement, ”urges the mayor of Paris.
While several outdoor food markets in Paris still attract many consumers, sometimes disregarding respect for barrier gestures, "the doctors tell us that we must try to maintain them, because there is less risk of contamination than in other types of businesses ”, assures the elected socialist.
Threat of closure
“But we must accompany the openings with drastic measures. Security barriers were placed where necessary at market entrances and in front of stalls to control flows. Dealers were asked to mark safety distances on the ground to empower customers, ”she adds, adding that the large markets of Belleville, Barbès, Aligre or those in the 14th and 15th arrondissements are“ under enhanced surveillance ” . "If the safety instructions are not followed in certain markets, we will close them," she warns. And there is, according to her, "no alert on a possible risk of food shortage".
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At the head of an administration of 50,000 agents, Anne Hidalgo also indicated that the town hall of Paris counted “56 confirmed cases” of personnel affected by the coronavirus. "We have long implemented a business continuity plan in the event of a crisis, the objective of which is to maintain essential services," she recalls, while no Parisian agent has put forward its right of withdrawal.
Masks in stock
The mayor of Paris also assured, thanks to the stocks of the town hall, to be able to “secure our teams two months at the rate of three masks per day and per person”, for the 9,000 agents mobilized on the ground and 7,000 agents in direct contact with the public.
"Given our reserves, we have given 500,000 masks to nurses and private doctors and a million masks whose date of use was theoretically passed but which are still useful to the AP-HP," she continues, saying "Make the rest available to the Regional Health Agency, which will redistribute part of it to humanitarian associations which deal in particular with the homeless".
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