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Dry law in

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And new restrictions in Paris and a dozen other cities.

The French Government announced new categories on Wednesday to indicate those metropolises where Covid-19 circulates fast.

In

and cities on heightened alert, bars will have to close at 10 p.m., nightclubs and gyms are closed, and student parties are prohibited.

They are in the

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Marseille and Guadeloupe, on

, bars and restaurants, completely closed since Saturday.

Theaters, museums and cinema will remain open if they have strict health protocols.

The

caused outrage in Marseille politicians who raised a cry accusing the government of breaking the consensus.

Renaud Museller, president of the Provence, Alps, Côte d'Azur region tweeted:

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The executive branch headed by Emmanuel Macron wants to

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Dramatize the communication.

To convince the most refractory to respect prevention measures.

health

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In addition to the capital, Bordeaux, Nice, Lyon, Saint Etienne, Toulouse, Rouen, Montpellier, Rennes, Lille and Grenoble are in a reinforced alert zone.

The incidence rate of Covid has reached

.

This is four times the alert level.

And twice as much as a month ago.

In Marseille, they are at 213. Lyon and Bordeaux are around 200. In the whole of France it is 95.

The

was presented by the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran.

Previously, a Defense Council (restricted ministerial meeting) and a Council of Ministers were held at the Elysee, with the President of the Republic at the head.

The

, depending on the calculation methodologies.

To control the epidemic, it must be below 1. To put the figures in context, Véran recalled that in the spring peak it exceeded 3.

New infections are worrying.

But above all, the

.

Thus, in the 39 public health centers in the capital, the number of patients has gone from 150 to 300 in the last 15 days.

And what is more serious, the number of people in resuscitation (ICU) has also doubled: from 60 to 120. All in all, the 285 patients in intensive care throughout the

region

, which includes the capital, are few more than a tenth of the maximum, reached on April 10, 2,665.

These rates are repeated in the conurbations of

.

In the latter two, the epidemic seems to have stabilized.

It will take more time to know if it is due to the restrictions put in place or is the product of seasonal factors such as the decrease in tourists.

EVENTS AND MEETINGS RESTRICTION

In Paris, and the other cities on heightened alert,

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This affects the spectators in football stadiums such as PSG or the center court of Roland Garros that already disputes the qualifying rounds.

Measure already in force in Marseille, Bordeaux, Nice and Lyon.

Party

are also

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Private parties, weddings, communions may not gather more than 30 people.

On the

channel

analyzed the case of a contagion in the celebration of

.

Spinning fine, it was determined that the contamination did not occur in the church or the restaurant but ... in the dance.

Pattern that has been observed in university parties at the beginning of the course.

In parks, beaches and other places of recreation in the open air, no more than 10 people may gather

.

Throughout the day, the French media picked up the resounding opposition of the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, to advance the closure of bars and restaurants, now open until half an hour after midnight.

Hidalgo does not want to harm the economy of the capital.

In fact, to give these establishments a break,

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Bars, brasseries, cafes and restaurants have extended their tables to the open air, gaining even space for parking spaces.

The socialist mayor, who governs Paris at the head of a coalition of socialists, former centrists, communists and environmentalists, has shown in the past her sensitivity towards the restaurant sector.

For example, unlike in other French cities, it has not wanted to ban the stoves on the terraces, clearly anti-ecological.

Finally, the government imposed a strong hand.

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The French are going to have to get used to living worse because of the Covid.

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