Interior Minister Christophe Castaner detailed the “restrictive” containment measures for France on March 16, 2020. - France TV / AFP

Emmanuel Macron repeated it six times: “We are at war. Monday evening, the Head of State announced that "travel will be greatly reduced for at least 15 days" from Tuesday at noon to "limit contact as much as possible" and fight against the spread of the coronavirus.

If Emmanuel Macron did not pronounce the word "confinement", Christophe Castaner was more direct in the process: "These are confinement measures on the model of what our Italian or Spanish neighbors have implemented. What the President of the Republic has described are the most restrictive measures in force in Europe today ”.

A certificate to travel to download or write on free paper

The instructions are clear: "Stay at home," launched the Minister of the Interior. To get around, you will need to have a sworn statement available for download on the website of the Ministry of the Interior or the government from Tuesday. "It will be up to everyone to fill it out to specify the nature of their trip, their destination and their reasons." Exceptions to containment are provided for:

  • Move from home to work when teleworking is not possible (the employer must prove that an employee is essential).
  • Make essential purchases in authorized local shops.
  • Go to a health professional.
  • Travel for child care and support vulnerable people.
  • Exercise only on an individual basis, around the home and without any gathering.

"We can still practice a physical activity or take out our dog, but everyone should do so sparingly," added the minister. "Go picnicking in a park or a square, it's forbidden," insisted Castaner, denouncing the behavior of "those who ignore instructions." "If I want to summarize: we can get some fresh air but certainly not play a football match," said the Minister of the Interior. "We will have to clarify what it is for funeral ceremonies," said government spokesman Sibeth Ndiaye. "At this stage", they are not prohibited, "but everyone must be reasonable and do so in a configuration that is as limited as possible".

100,000 police and gendarmes mobilized

100,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilized. They will carry out checks on fixed and mobile points, on the main and secondary axes. Sibeth Ndiaye, however, assured him: “On this rumor that ran out of a curfew, that does not correspond to reality. We are not going to deploy the army. »Will it be possible to drive to get to my second home? "Obviously there will be flexibility, everyone must be able to organize," she replied on France 2.

A fine of 38 euros to start with, up to 135 euros after

“Violation of these rules is currently punished with a fine of around 38 euros. It will be brought very quickly to a higher level which could be 135 euros, "said Christophe Castaner. According to him, these containment measures are in place for “a period of 15 days which could be extended. The war against the Covid-19 has only just begun.

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