"A gradual reduction in part of the traffic" was announced by Elisabeth Borne on Sunday, the day after France entered stage 3 of the coronavirus epidemic. To limit the spread of the disease, Transport is adapting and will be reduced, without sudden stops, so that people can return home.
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Long distance transport will be gradually reduced. On Monday, seven out of ten trains will be in circulation for TGV, TER and Transilien trains. As of Tuesday, the pace will slow down. On the aircraft side, some flights will be provided to the United States, Africa or Overseas. All repatriations from Morocco will be insured. Gradually, terminals will be closed from Wednesday in Orly, or at the end of the week in Roissy.
Renounce "pleasure trips"
Public transport within cities will be reduced but maintained. In all cases, the Minister for the Ecological Transition calls on everyone to reduce their trips to the strict minimum. "As we have moved to stage 3 of the epidemic, everyone must give up non-essential travel, pleasure travel, and only use transport when necessary, that is to say when it is related to health, work or food, "she says.
The transport of goods, on the other hand, is maintained to ensure the supply of food stores. The petrol stations remain open: there will be no shortage of fuel, assures the government.