Wearing a mask is compulsory in Lyon throughout the city due to the health crisis linked to the coronavirus.

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E. Frisullo / 20 Minutes

  • The health situation, which was stabilizing in Lyon according to several indicators, was suddenly complicated with an increase in Covid contamination observed for two days according to the authorities.

  • According to them, this fully justifies the passage of the city in the scarlet red zone and the implementation of new restrictive measures.

  • Among them, the bars will close from 10 p.m. this Friday evening, like other places open to the public.

The situation, which showed several signs of stabilization in the metropolis of Lyon, has become more complicated over the past two days, justifying, according to the Lyon authorities, the city's passage into a maximum alert zone for the coronavirus.

The day after the announcements by the Minister of Health Olivier Véran, placing the metropolis of Lyon, but also Lille, Saint-Etienne and Grenoble in scarlet red, the Rhône prefecture took stock this Friday on the health situation and the restrictive measures which will come into force in the next few hours in the metropolis.

What you must remember.

Contamination on the rise for 48 hours

While several signals were in the stabilization phase in Lyon over the past two weeks (resuscitation, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, Samu) according to the latest data from the Hospices Civils de Lyon and the health authorities, the situation has suddenly worsened in the metropolis. .

This is in substance what emerges from the latest information issued this Friday by the ARS.

"Until last week, we had a stability or even a decrease, and since the beginning of the beginning of the week, this has increased slowly and for two days, we have had a considerable increase in the number of contaminations, underlines Jean-Yves Grall. , the director general of ARS Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

In the metropolis, the incidence rate of Covid fell from 240 cases per 100,000 inhabitants last week, to 245 in the middle of the week and to 290 / 100,000 this Thursday ”.

What the authorities fear and what justifies, according to them, the placement of the agglomeration in scarlet red, is that this increase in new cases translates into congestion of hospital services, of which 31% of intensive care beds are occupied. by Covid cases in the region, according to the ARS.

“The time between contamination and the worsening of the disease is ten to fifteen days.

We can expect within that time a very sharp increase in hospitalizations for Covid reasons, ”explained the regional director.

A white level 1 plan in hospitals

To anticipate such a situation and avoid saturation of hospitals, the white level 1 plan will be activated at the Hospices Civils de Lyon to organize the deprogramming of non-urgent activities, not effective to date, from next week.

“We want to anticipate a power-up of a very tired system, with very tired staff.

We must preserve them.

An effective and organized deprogramming in the establishments of 25 to 30% would be useful ”, according to the director of the ARS who must plan the details of the plan with the management of the CHU of Lyon and other hospitals in the area.

Drinking places at a standstill

Faced with this health situation and as we expected, from this Friday evening at 10 p.m., bars, cafes, barges and tea rooms, in short all the drinking establishments in the metropolis, will have to close for at least two weeks, a indicated the prefect of the Rhône Pascal Mailhos.

Police checks will be stepped up to ensure compliance with the new measures.

"They are binding but necessary to protect us collectively and avoid a re-containment", he pleaded.

The restaurants will remain open with a reinforcement of the rules imposed until then.

Six people maximum must be welcomed at the table, a space of one meter must be respected between tables and chairs of different groups and a reminder book must be set up.

Clearly, each guest must leave their contact details to be notified in the event of a Covid declared by another customer on the day of their arrival.

The puzzle of other places open to the public

According to the prefect, "fairs, shows, exhibitions, casinos, games room, village hall and multipurpose rooms" will also have to close on Saturday.

But the museums remain open while respecting a very low tonnage.

Shopping centers can also still welcome the public with a "limited size of 4m2 per customer, excluding staff", specifies the prefect.

For cultural and sporting events, they are maintained as long as less than 1,000 are hosted and can be seated.

The Lumière Festival, which begins on Saturday in Lyon, can be held in this context, with limited gauges for certain events.

For stadiums, amusement parks or zoos, it is possible to accommodate half of the usual capacity, with a maximum capacity of 1,000 people.

Fifteen days minimum

All these new measures, some of the subtleties of which are sometimes very complicated for the public and the economic actors concerned to understand, are in addition to those already in place in the metropolis, such as the closure of sports halls or compulsory wearing of the mask in the street.

They are in effect for a minimum of fifteen days, the time to assess their effects on the health situation.

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