After the back-pedaling of the Umih (Union des métiers et industries de l'hôtellerie) of the Gironde, it is the turn of the Groupement des merchants de Lille to try a device of bracelets to "fluidify" flows in bars and restaurants .

The bracelet does not replace the health pass, but is supposed to facilitate the entry and exit of customers, whose health pass has already been checked.

In Lille, the initiative emanates from the Group of traders, which claims 200 members, and which has already received an order for 20,000 bracelets, at "less than 5 cents a piece", according to its president, Geneviève Dubuisson.

About fifteen bars and restaurants are already involved, the challenge also being to minimize the staff assigned to controls.

"In no case a sesame to go from bars to bars"

The prefecture told AFP of its agreement for this initiative, "which should facilitate, in particular, the identification of customers on the terrace and at the bar and promote compliance with regulations, which contributes to the prevention of epidemic ”and is“ therefore welcome ”.

But "the police and gendarmerie will control the health pass itself, as well as identities," she added.

The bracelet, “non-transferable, numbered and of a different color for each day”, is in the name of the establishment, and does not “in any way constitute a key to going from bars to bars,” said Geneviève Dubuisson.

It is "hung on the wrist" of customers after presentation of the sanitary pass and bears two QR codes referring to "the bar menu or the website" of the establishment and the site of the Group.

"One of our members treated as a" collaborator ""

A similar operation, launched in Gironde, was suspended Thursday in order to "clarify the contours", following "controversies", announced the Umih-33.

Umih-33 president Laurent Tournier told

20 Minutes

that the initiative was not canceled, and could be relaunched next week.

Does the Lille initiative risk provoking the same controversy?

"One of our members has been the subject of negative comments and opinions from people opposed to vaccination, and in particular treated as a 'collaborator', but without any other controversy," reported Geneviève Dubuisson.

"We are not responsible for the imposition of the pass, we are only looking to make life easier for our members," she added.

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