Parisians complain about mask wearing order "playing with double standard": It seems that the government thinks the rich can enjoy privileges
[Global Times reporter Pan Liang] In order to curb the new crown epidemic, many French cities have issued orders to wear masks outdoors. The capital, Paris, has also started to force people to wear masks in many open-air areas since this week. However, because the regulations are illogical, the double standard has caused many citizens and tourists to complain. Everyone calls the regulations "exotic" and "confusing"!
According to a report by the French newspaper Le Monde on the 11th, in the past week, more than 1,000 new cases of new crowns were added every day in France, and the number of new confirmed cases on the 7th reached 2,288. To this end, Paris Mayor Hidalgo and police chief Laman signed a decree requiring people to wear masks in "difficult areas of social distancing" in Paris. It will be implemented on the 10th of this month for a period of one month. Within this period, all walkers who have reached the age of 11 must wear masks in the relevant area. At the same time, cyclists (including electric skateboards) and joggers also need to wear masks when passing through relevant areas. Violators are fined 135 euros.
According to the “map of areas where masks are required” published by the Paris City Government, the mandatory street masks mainly involve streets with frequent traffic, shopping areas, open-air markets, commercial streets, and areas along the canal where young people often gather. There are 105 public areas in the entire city of Paris that are restricted by the Mask Order. A reporter from French TV Station 2 said after investigation that according to regulations, he must wear a mask on La Rambutor Road, a commercial street, but he continued along the road for a while. The surrounding environment hardly changed. The name of the road had changed. You must wear a mask again. There are many similar situations because there are no signs in the relevant areas. Many citizens in the "clouds and mists" have to put masks on their arms and wear them immediately when they are checked. The reporter reluctantly said that "this is a headache."
What's more surprising is that in some of Paris's "most crowded" scenic spots and business districts such as the Champs-Elysées, the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, the Galeries Lafayette department store and the surrounding area of the Spring Festival department store, you do not need to wear a mask. How did the injunction on outdoor masks implemented for epidemic prevention play a "double standard"? French netizens talked about this. Someone suggested that it would be more convenient to list the entire Paris as a mandatory zone for import. Some people also complained that the mask injunction "exempts" the Champs Elysées, which means that "the virus will not only recognize the way, but also recognize the money." Some netizens expressed dissatisfaction that the wealthy areas of Paris are almost unrestricted by the mask order, "it seems that the city government believes that the rich can enjoy privileges or that the rich will not be infected with the virus."