No question of prohibiting the sides of the road to the spectators of the Tour de France.

But the resumption of the coronavirus epidemic in some departments is pushing the authorities to take certain measures.

This Monday, the prefect of Haute-Garonne thus decided that wearing a mask would be mandatory Tuesday and Wednesday for all those who want to see the cyclists pass on the roads of the department during the stages between Pas-de-la-Case , in Andorra, and Saint-Gaudens tomorrow, and between Muret and Saint-Lary-Soulan on July 14.

# TDF2021 |

The #TourdeFrance arrives in #HauteGaronne


🟡13 / 07: Pas de la case> St Gaudens


🟡14 / 07: Muret> St Lary Soulan


Health safety rules to be respected:


👉port of the mask on the entire route in Haute- Garonne


👉in the departure and arrival areas between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. pic.twitter.com/nOQtH5ZdfK

- Prefect of the Occitanie and Haute-Garonne region (@PrefetOccitanie) July 12, 2021

While the indicators were in free fall in recent weeks, the latest epidemiological update showed a significant increase in the number of cases in the Occitanie region, with July 9, an increase in the incidence rate of 94% in one week. .

A decree issued for the wearing of the mask

Haute-Garonne has exceeded the alert threshold, with 57.4 positive cases per 100,000 people last week.

And half of the cases are now Delta variants.

As for the Gironde at the end of the week, the prefecture believes that given the number of spectators expected, it will be difficult to enforce social distancing.

An order has therefore been issued requiring the wearing of a mask for any person 11 years of age or over who will be in the arrival area in Saint-Gaudens, this Tuesday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. And in the departure area du Tour, Wednesday, in Muret, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

A measure valid throughout the course in Haute-Garonne In case of non-compliance, recalcitrant spectators could be fined.

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