Avenue Jean-Médecin, in Nice, completely empty on the evening of March 21, 2020, when a curfew was implemented as part of the fight against the spread of coronavirus - ANP / 20 Minutes

  • A decree establishing a curfew in the Alpes-Maritimes was to enter into action for the whole of the department as of Saturday evening, It will in fact only concern a restricted perimeter and from this Sunday evening.
  • This decision was taken because the security forces "noted an abusive use and diverted of the exemptions" possible within the framework of confinement, specifies the prefecture.

It was to take action for the entire department from Saturday evening. It will in fact only concern a limited perimeter and from this Sunday evening. After several corrected announcements, the prefectural decree establishing a curfew in the Alpes-Maritimes department was signed in the early afternoon, this Sunday. And this is a first in France.

The prefectural decree establishing a #couvrefeu in the #AlpesMaritimes has just been signed. It only affects municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants and those located on the coast # COVID19 #coronavirus # confinementjour6 pic.twitter.com/i9bnHRlHD5

- Fabien Binacchi (@fabienbinacchi) March 22, 2020

In the end, the text prohibits all travel between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. "on the territory of municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as well as coastal municipalities". Are therefore concerned Nice, Cannes, Antibes, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Grasse, Le Cannet, Menton, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Vallauris, Mandelieu-La-Napoule, Mougins, Vence, Villeneuve-Loubet, Beausoleil, Valbonne, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Carros, La Trinité, Théoule-sur-Mer, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Eze and Cap-d'Ail.

A decision taken as part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. And because the security forces "have noticed an abusive use and diverted from the exemptions" possible within the framework of confinement, specifies the prefecture.

Food shops closed at 9:30 p.m.

The decree, which does not concern certain professions, is valid until March 31 and will no doubt be renewed with an extension of the duration of confinement. It also provides that "all food businesses should no longer accommodate the public from 9:30 pm".

Violation of the provisions of the decree will be punished with a fine of 135 euros, increased to
375 euros. In coordination with the French authorities, the Principality of Monaco will put in place similar provisions on its territory from this Sunday evening.

In Nice, but also in Menton, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Vallauris Golfe-Juan or Cannes, in particular, municipal decrees had already instituted a curfew, as of Friday evening for certain municipalities. David Lisnard, the mayor LR of the city of festivals of Cannes specified at 20 Minutes to have taken "a municipal anticipation decree" in force on Saturday evening, after the postponement of the prefectural decree.

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