Positioned at the Franco-Spanish border, the police from the Perpignan interdepartmental border police (PAF) have refused access to France to around a thousand people since the start of confinement.
Among them were 400 seasonal workers. "Except for the health personnel coming to France to fight against the epidemic, the carriers of goods, the diplomatic personnel as well as the border workers, are only authorized to enter the territory the people residing in France or passing through to reach their place of residence, ”recalls PAF in a press release.
850 reports for non-compliance with confinement
In addition, the PAF drew up 850 reports for non-compliance with the confinement put in place to limit the progression of the coronavirus pandemic. Only five crossing points remain open to traffic with Spain in the Pyrénées-Orientales. However, they are subject to systematic checks.
Border workers must work, in the usual way, in a company established in a State other than that in which they reside and return to their residence at least once a week, resumes the border police. Seasonal workers are currently not allowed to enter French territory. "
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