Stéphane Burgatt, edited by Manon Fossat 7:22 a.m., November 17, 2021

The comeback of the Covid-19 in Europe worries the authorities.

While the incidence rate in France has doubled in the past three weeks, the executive does not want to ease the pressure.

Health pass controls continue in France and the City of Marseille is not spared.

The more so as a relaxation is noted in the establishments.

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The rise in the number of Covid-19 cases is being closely scrutinized.

On Tuesday, 20,000 cases of contamination were recorded in France.

The incidence rate is increasing, to such an extent that it has even doubled in the past three weeks and has risen above the symbolic bar of 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

A first for two months.

Faced with the situation, the authorities are maintaining the pressure, and health pass checks continue, especially in restaurants.

This is the case in Marseille where the police are active on the ground.

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Looseness in establishments

It is midday, the sun is shining on the city and the Marseille terraces are filling up. It is also time for the first checks and the first verbalizations, which does not fail to anger this customer. "You charge me 135 euros for the mask? Well you can always wait," he says to the police. "I take it badly because there are few people who ask for the health pass. I haven't found one yet," he explains.

The staff of the restaurant in question is also checked, from the bar to the kitchens, where this employee is faulted.

"I think I'll be fined. I'm sickened but that's okay, after all they're doing their job," he blurted out.

And these two offenders are not isolated cases.

A general relaxation is noted by the commissioner Céline Cance, of the southern division of Marseille.

"We have never stopped monitoring establishments and in recent days we have seen more formal notices and non-compliance with regulations," she laments.

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But it's not just bad students, like in this brasserie near the Stade Vélodrome.

"Controls? It is the rule with me, I do not want to close yet. It is binding but it must be done. It is the law", assures the manager.

Since the start of the health crisis, in Marseille, several dozen bars and restaurants have indeed experienced administrative closures.