Wearing a mask outdoors will be compulsory until further notice in many streets of Nice, especially the busiest by the sea where loudspeakers broadcast messages to prohibit gatherings, Mayor LR Christian Estrosi announced on Monday, to fight against the coronavirus. Applicable since Monday, the municipal decree imposes the wearing of the mask from 10 am to 1 am, under penalty of a fine of 35 euros. This will increase to 135 euros if, as the councilor hopes, a prefectural decree confirms the measure. "The interview I had with (the prefect) gives me hope that this is the case," said the mayor of Nice.
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Sanctions from Wednesday
Asked to know until when this new measure will remain in force, Christian Estrosi replied: "Until I was told that it (the virus) is no longer circulating (...) I had a course during all this period, which I did not leave and that I will not leave until we reach 50% immunity, if the vaccine is not released by then ". Between now and Wednesday, a dozen municipal police officers will be present on the most frequented sites to force people to wear the mask, without immediately issuing a ticket. "From Wednesday, we will really take sanctions," he said. "It will be posted everywhere, on tram trains, on Decaux signs and, naturally (...), if it is a foreigner who has just arrived (...), it could be in the form of a warning ".
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Since Thursday, the city of the Côte d'Azur has installed loudspeakers to remind everyone every half hour of "the need to respect barrier gestures", but also not to crowd together, to leave the beach clean, to not disturb the neighborhood with music or not to consume alcohol after a certain time. About fifteen of these loudspeakers, already used during confinement, have been deployed in the extension of the Promenade des Anglais and ten more will be, said Christian Estrosi, also announcing that he would be merciless with the bars. turning into illegal nightclubs. "The bans will fall, it's too bad for them if they do not want to respect the rules of the game."