Rennes (AFP)
The town hall of Mont-Saint-Michel decided to impose Thursday the wearing of the mask to visitors in the village, a measure scheduled on weekends and holidays until June 1 "without immediate ticketing," he said. we learned from the director general of the national public establishment.
This action of the town hall "consists in imposing the wearing of the mask to the visitors of the village between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm, weekends and holidays until June 1", indicated the director of Epic, Public establishment with industrial and commercial character national, Mont-Saint-Michel, Thomas Velter.
"The measure takes effect today (Thursday)" but "there will be no verbalization in the immediate future", assures Mr. Velter. "The police will do pedagogy above all," he added.
According to Mr. Velter, shops in the Mont already sell masks for the general public, others are sold at the level of the shuttles connecting the car park to the rock. "The offer will evolve according to needs," adds Mr. Velter.
Confined for two months, Mont-Saint-Michel came back to life slowly with the return of visitors and the reopening of its shops, except cafes and restaurants, on May 11.
Due to the health crisis, specific measures have been put in place on the Mont, with a single direction of circulation in the village, in order to avoid people crossing.
If the Mount remains accessible 24 hours a day by shuttle, via its transport service, its abbey remains closed to the public and the teams of the Center des monuments nationaux hope to be able to reopen the monument "during the month of June," said Velter. in a press release in early May.
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