- Confined since March 17, the French population will experience a very progressive deconfinement from this Monday, May 11.
- While loosening the noose, the government maintains or introduces many obligations, particularly in the regions most exposed to the spread of the virus.
- Long trips, more than 100 km from the home, will be prohibited except in exceptional cases.
After fifty-five days of confinement, the French will be able to breathe. As of Monday, May 11, the country is entering a new major phase in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic: that of deconfinement. A gradual release threatened by the dread of a second wave, when the country already has nearly 26,000 deaths from the Covid-19.
Detailed by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on May 7, this deconfinement plan comes with new obligations and restrictions at the national and local levels. Measures that will, once again, change the daily life of the population. What activities will be authorized again? And under what conditions? To see more clearly and understand what will change concretely from this Monday, 20 Minutes takes stock.
- Leave home without certification
It was the first of the freedoms that had been restricted during confinement: that of coming and going as it pleased. From this Monday, it will no longer be necessary to have a certificate to go out of your house, to go shopping, sports or just to walk. But the deconfinement does not sign the total disappearance of these certificates since they will remain mandatory in two cases (see below): if one wishes to move more than 100 km from his home or if one wishes to take transport in common (only in Ile-de-France) between 6.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- Find your shops
Closed since March 17, many businesses will reopen. It will be possible to buy flowers, clothes, go to the hairdresser or a beauty salon, go to a bookstore, a record store, a gallery or borrow a book from a library. The open-air markets will also reopen just like the shopping centers and department stores of more than 40,000 m2 on authorization of the prefect and if they "respect a strict specification" by "limiting the number of people present at the same time" . Stores can also refuse a customer to enter if they are not wearing a mask. In Paris, on the other hand, department stores, including Galeries Lafayette, Printemps and the Forum des Halles, remain closed until further notice.
- Go back to primary school…
According to the Minister of Education, "just over a million students will return to their classes" from Monday, May 11, and 130,000 teachers are expected to welcome them into class. This represents around 15% of pupils and 34% of primary school teachers. Organized by the municipalities, the start of the school year is on a voluntary basis for families. For medical or private reasons, a number of teachers should also continue to do the class "from a distance". Students in grades 6 and 5 will have to wait until May 18 to return to the college benches and students in grades 4 and 3 will have to wait until the end of May. The decision whether or not to reopen high schools in early June would also be made in late May.
- … Or at the nursery
The nurseries will also reopen but the recovery is very supervised. Masks will be mandatory for professionals and the threshold of 10 children maximum per group has been set. In fact, not all young children will be able to return to the crèche. Priority will be given to the children of caregivers, staff in retirement homes and child protection. Then the children of teachers, bi-active couples where at least one of the two parents cannot telework, and single-parent families.
- See friends or relatives
From this Monday, it will be possible to see “in real life” his relatives and friends, since gatherings in private places will be authorized. However, they will be limited to a maximum of ten people, same for gatherings on the public highway. Edouard Philippe clarified that these private visits must “be surrounded by precautions, like going out”. In addition, people over the age of 65, who are among the most vulnerable, will be asked to continue to limit contact with the outside as much as possible. Forget the reunion in a bar, restaurant or nightclub since these establishments remain closed until further notice.
- Go to work
The government on this point is very clear: teleworking should be maintained wherever possible to avoid travel as much as possible. If this is not possible (for traders, carers, craftsmen, teachers, etc.), staggered hours should be encouraged, to minimize the simultaneous presence of people at the same time at the workplace and in transport. The wearing of the mask will be compulsory from Monday in all public transport and masks should be distributed free of charge in certain transport networks, notably in Ile-de-France.
- Walk in the forest, in the woods and swim
For green departments, parks and gardens can reopen on Monday. But if you live in a department in red, the access restrictions are maintained. Exceptions are however possible. Thus, the town hall of Lille, in agreement with the prefecture, obtained the reopening of the Citadel park from this Monday. However, all forest areas and woods will reopen, regardless of the color of your department. In Paris, the Bois de Vincennes and the Bois de Boulogne, the Champ-de-Mars and the Esplanade des Invalides will be accessible, as will the waterways on the banks which will reopen over their entire length. Finally, for the lucky ones who live near the sea or the ocean, access to beaches, lakes and nautical centers will be made possible if the prefects authorize it after request from the mayors and if a device and facilities are deemed sufficient to guarantee physical distance. On this point, there are already territorial disparities. In Ajaccio in Corsica, the mayor opted to close the city's beaches for another "at least fifteen days". A few thousand kilometers away, the community of Saint-Martin has authorized since Friday the resumption of swimming and access to the beach in the small dependent island of Guadeloupe.
- Going for a weekend or vacation
If you can forget your trip to Bali, Venice or Berlin, you can get some fresh air and get away from it all. If they are not recommended by the authorities to limit the spread of the virus, travel is however authorized within a limit of 100km from his home (as the crow flies), without certificate but with proof of address. You can even go further if you stay within the limits of your department. On the other hand, it will be prohibited to go more than 100 km from home without valid reason, namely "a compelling, family or professional reason".
- (Re) playing sports
The horizon of athletes will widen considerably from Monday. Forget the certificate or the time limit, sports can now be done at any time and always within the limit of 100 kilometers. If any gathering is limited to ten people, individual and outdoor practice should remain the norm. "A minimum distance of ten meters between two people" who run or cycle is recommended. For static activities, such as fitness or yoga, allow 4m2 of space per person, always outdoors and with less than ten participants.
Tennis enthusiasts will also be able to practice on Monday, but only in singles and on “fully discovered” courts. Practitioners are called upon to arrive already in uniform so as not to access the changing rooms, to clean benches and chairs with a disinfectant, and each player must serve with his own balls, marked with a distinctive sign. Golfs can also reopen with a maximum of two authorized golfers per game, three meters apart and each with its equipment. Equestrian centers will be able to reopen their outdoor facilities, the ministry of sports told AFP. All swimming pools and multipurpose rooms remain closed until further notice.
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- Meditate at the cemetery
All cemeteries in France will be accessible from Monday, said the Prime Minister. Families will therefore be able to meditate while respecting the threshold set at 10 people to gather around a burial. If the religious ceremonies remain prohibited until June 2, you can however go to the funeral ceremonies which will remain limited to 20 people.
- See a close relative
Cut off from their relatives since March 17, the detainees will be able to find their families this Monday. Temporarily removed, the visiting rooms will be limited to one person, for a maximum of one hour, once a week, with drastic sanitary rules and this until June 2, told AFP the director of prison administration, Stéphane Bredin .
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