It is not yet deconfinement, but France is gradually trying to return to normal life. In Loire-Atlantique, in Nantes, a decision has been made to reopen the markets under conditions. Eight and soon nine markets out of the seventeen in the city that can, from this Tuesday morning, welcome customers again. This decision is the result of two observations.
Stabilization of the health situation
"First a relative stabilization of the health situation in Nantes", summarizes on Europe 1 the mayor, Johanna Rolland, "and then the position of the Minister of Agriculture who called for the reopening of the markets. I then started working with the Regional Health Agency to say under which very strict conditions we could go, in stages, because it was also important for our local producers. "
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"The customer does not have the right to choose his own products"
Obviously relieved producers, who can work again, but only under certain conditions. "The customer does not have the right to choose products himself; only the trader touches them with gloves and a mask", specifies Christophe Beauchène, the president of the Markets of France in Loire Atlantique. "And one person is dedicated only to collection. We gave ourselves until May 24, keeping the same number of traders and the same way of working."
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In all, exclusively food markets have been able to reopen in 88 Loire-Atlantique municipalities with, in some cases, the location offered by town halls for traders