(Fighting new crown pneumonia) France implements new epidemic prevention measures in many places, Marseille closes restaurants and bars for at least 15 days
China News Service, Paris, September 28 (Reporter Li Yang) Many places in France have begun to implement new epidemic prevention measures to combat the rebound of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Marseilles will close restaurants and bars for at least 15 days, and bars in Paris and other places must be at 10 pm Before closing business.
In accordance with the official decree issued by the President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Regional Council Mouselli, Marseille will close bars and restaurants for at least 15 days from the evening of September 27.
Museli said on the 28th that Marseille will take collective action to require the government to provide temporary relief to the catering industry.
On September 24, local time, in Marseille, France, a woman was tested for new coronary pneumonia.
The decision to close bars and restaurants affected the relevant industries in Marseille. The owners of Marseille bars and restaurants held a protest on the 28th to oppose the new epidemic prevention measures; some owners even threatened to ignore the relevant laws and continue to operate.
According to the official Paris notice, from the 28th, Paris bars must close before 10 pm.
If the bar remains open after 10pm, the owner may face up to two months in prison and a fine of 7,500 euros.
The Paris municipal authority specifically pointed out that bars cannot be opened in disguised form as restaurants.
At the same time, bars and restaurants must strictly abide by current epidemic prevention regulations, such as ensuring social distancing.
French Health Minister Vilan said he can understand the anger caused by the closure of restaurants and bars in Marseille and restrictive measures in other cities.
But he emphasized that the relevant measures are not arbitrarily formulated.
The new epidemic prevention measures will limit the spread of the new coronavirus and will avoid saturation of the medical system.
Marseille and Guadeloupe, an overseas province, were officially listed as the "strongest warning zone" by the French authorities.
All restaurants and bars in Marseille and Guadeloupe must be closed; public places that fail to comply with epidemic prevention regulations will also be closed.
Paris, Lyon, Nice, Lille and many other big cities are included in the "strong alert zone", bars must close before 10 pm, and there are new restrictions on the number of parties and gatherings.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France has exceeded 540,000 on the 28th, reaching 542,639.
In the past week (September 21-27), there were 85,806 newly confirmed cases, and the positive rate of virus testing in the past week has risen to 7.5%.
The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 31,808.
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