Limitation of gatherings, early closure of restaurants or even lower attendance for major events: Friday, the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes took new drastic measures to fight against the epidemic.

Europe 1 went to the people of Nice who denounce a lack of consistency in health matters. 

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Nice will have to live with new restrictions to fight the spread of the coronavirus.

The prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes announced a series of measures on Friday, September 18.

Among the most prominent provisions is the ban on gatherings of more than ten people in the city's parks, gardens and beaches.

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On the large pebble beach, below the Promenade des Anglais, few people wear the mask but social distancing seems respected: there is no group of more than ten people.

The students all the same came to enjoy the sun and the sea. "Ten is still quite small," one of them said.

"It's going to be hard to control all the groups. If the beaches are off, they'll find another place to [meet]."

Restaurants in turmoil 

The prefecture has also announced that bars and restaurants will have to close at half past midnight.

Large events cannot accommodate more than 1,000 people and a temperature measurement must be provided at the entrance.

At the microphone of Europe 1, Stéphane admits not understanding: "All these measures, we should have taken them as soon as we were deconfined. There, it's a little late. And then it changes every week."

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"Last week was 1am, today is 12:30 am, tomorrow I don't know ... We sleep with one disposition, we get up with another, we don't understand anything. want a ghost town, that's what they're going to get, "sighs a restaurateur, worried about seeing his income cut.

Denouncing the inconsistency of the discourse of the authorities, he adds: "We can do otherwise! Trust us and do not take decisions that harm everyone!"

If the owners of the establishment are resigned to "do with" the new health protocol, many fear that it will remain in place for a long time.

Individuals also suffer from restrictive measures: the neighbors' day in Nice has been canceled.