- Since Monday, Cannes has made it mandatory to wear a mask in "all public spaces with high potential traffic", "public public transport" and "shops and markets".
- After a week of awareness raising, the municipal police could start to issue tickets from May 12.
"I will ask you for your certificate and I must also remind you that wearing a mask is compulsory on this pedestrian street. Since Monday, Cannes municipal police have been responsible for enforcing, in addition, this new instruction. A decree of the town hall provides indeed that onlookers go out masked in "all public spaces with high potential traffic" and in particular "pedestrian streets" to fight against the spread of the new coronavirus.
The measure "will be the subject of a lot of awareness all week and PVs could start to be drawn up as of May 12", after the first stage of the deconfinement announced for Monday, says one in town hall. And "for the moment, we are going to say that the order has gone fairly well", notes municipal police officer Christian Maraval, on patrol on rue Meynadier, one of the axes concerned, Tuesday. "About two out of three people wear a mask," says this deputy head of service.
"If we want to be able to return to normal life"
Roberto does not wear one. “I didn't know they had made it mandatory, but I totally agree. You have to go through this if you want to be able to find a semblance of normal life. I'll go get it. »Surgical, FFP2 or fabric masks are accepted. And the offenders, in any case local, will not really have an excuse according to the town hall which recalls that "more than 110,000" general public "masks" were distributed "to the entire population of Cannes" and to "each person working in the commune ”.
The measure, initially planned until June 30 and also in "public transport" and "shops and markets", remains variously appreciated. On rue Meynadier, Zaza wears a surgical mask, but is not really convinced of it. "I don't think that protects us well," she breathes alongside her daughter who doesn't have one. What we need is to test us all. ”
Others are also waiting to be able to get their hands on other masks than those offered free of charge by the town hall, in fabric and meeting the Afnor s76-001 standard. "I don't think they are effective in catching nothing. I want to buy disposables, but they are hard to find, ”says Julien, trapped at the entrance of a supermarket.
"The mask protects others"
The device is very effective if everyone is equipped, responds and insists the town hall. "The mask protects others", by avoiding projections of postillons, reminds the municipality. “We also try to educate, for those who already wear it, how to wear it, also supports Franck Santoccha, head of intervention service at the municipal police of Cannes. We see people position it under the nose or others handle it too often and in the wrong way. "
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For these misuses, explanations will be given. For non-use, fines of 38 euros may be issued next week. A similar decree was signed in the neighboring commune of Mandelieu. In Nice, Christian Estrosi had indicated that he would sign a text to make the wearing of the mask compulsory from May 11 "in public spaces". The details have not yet been specified.
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