Between two pieces of music chosen on his phone, Maxime (the first name has been changed) readjusts his mask. "I don't know if it's useful, but it is better to take all the precautions. He is one of the few, this Sunday at Creil station, to have chosen to wear one.
In the hall, no posters, no instructions or warnings for travelers regarding the coronavirus. However, as of this Monday, there will be many, notably in the Creole “cluster” (NDLR: place bringing together several cases) , to use the railway lines.
Every day, more than 20,000 users of the Oise, where 49 cases of coronavirus are now listed, who travel to Paris by train. And in identical conditions to the Parisian metro during rush hour. All tight against each other, given the overloaded cars. So many risks of spreading Covid-19.
SNCF confirms that it has not made any specific provision
An inaction from the SNCF and the authorities that is difficult to grasp the mayor (PS) of Creil, Jean-Claude Villemain. “I understand the need to transport workers. But canceling a football match, which brings together a hundred people in the open air, and at the same time authorizing the movement of crowded wagons still seems absurd to me. "
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Because if the prefectural order prohibits gatherings and recommends that residents of the areas concerned not to leave their homes, nothing is said about the trains. When contacted, the SNCF confirmed that it had not made any specific provision, except for the classic prevention measures intended for its employees. But nothing about trains or passengers.
Enough to make Nora Muller, of the SNCF Vam'tuer association leap. “All of these inconsistencies are ridiculous. A mass is forbidden to 50 people outside the clusters and at the same time, trains from 800 to 1,200 people are allowed to go to Paris, most likely inhabitants of epidemic homes, she breathes. Everyone will find themselves stuck on trains in conditions where we can't even turn around. I have the impression that the public authorities are washing their hands of it. "
A mass at more than 5000 or a "municipal" meeting too
However prohibited in.l.OIse
Not only in Lamorlaye or Villers or Creil
We are talking about. brewing ... packed against each other https://t.co/eeJY3i3uiy
"Put on a mask, try to keep my hands in my pockets ..."
The staff at Creil station oscillates between resignation and disbelief. "We know that it can spread quickly with the train but as everyone says that it is not more dangerous than the flu, there is not too much concern, says an employee, that the measures taken smile. We don't have to shake hands anymore, but just now my chef took my pen, wrote with it, and returned it to me… ”
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For some residents of Creillois who work this Monday, the decision is already taken. “I work in catering in Bastille (Paris). I have no choice, we have to pay the bills, ”sweeps Antoine. For his part, Nasser will take his precautions. "Put on a mask, try to keep my hands in my pockets ... I don't worry more than that but I remain vigilant. Either way, going to Paris by car is far too complicated, if only for parking. "
The same goes for those who use their cars to reach neighboring departments. "Teleworking is very nice, but I'm a porter in Roissy, how do I do it?" Says Karim.
"I can't afford to be away for two weeks"
For this Nogentaise who works on Creil, responsible for a telephone platform, asks herself the question of whether or not she should go to her company's site. “Teleworking is not possible for me. I saw that a website offered sick leave, I may try to take advantage of it for a while, but I cannot afford to be absent for two weeks. "
Some also fear becoming plague victims among their colleagues. "Already since Friday, no one has kissed me ..." smiles Danielle, sales assistant in Val-d'Oise. Anyway, I can't reach my boss on weekends, so you'll have to go. "
"I have not yet received instructions from my work"
In many companies, it is only on Monday that decisions can be made. "We have a meeting on the subject tomorrow at the first hour," reply, in essence, several officials. Without however seeing very clearly. "I have not yet received instructions," says a manager in a company in the south of the department. Only to stop traveling abroad. "
Not to mention that the managers of SMEs, which make up the bulk of the entrepreneurial fabric of Mauritius, will have to balance health risk and economic issues. "Close stores? It would be terrible… ”At the start of this week, eyes will therefore be on the development of the epidemic, and the measures taken by the authorities.
Find our complete file on the coronavirus in Oise:
> Coronavirus in the Oise: should your children be dropped off at school on Monday?
> Patient zero in the Oise: no biological test or confinement for the Creil soldiers who returned from China
> The Oise on the first day of life under a bell
> Crépy-en-Valois retirement homes on alert
> "We have no equipment, no information," alert Oise doctors
> “Let them come and verbalize! : A mayor of the Oise maintains the market despite the ban linked to the coronavirus