Coronavirus: Paris closes its parks and gardens

Their heavy attendance on Sunday had caused the authorities to misunderstand. The parks and gardens of Paris will close in the coming hours, as announced on Monday the City, in support of the latest restrictive measures taken by the government to deal with the epidemic of coronavirus.

"To amplify the impact of these measures on the population, the parks and gardens of the City of Paris will be closed in the coming hours and will not open tomorrow," explains the Paris city hall.

The City also announces other measures intended to promote the work of “all the personnel mobilized in the management of the crisis”, such as free parking: “After the implementation this morning (Monday note) of residential parking free, all parking in the streets of Paris will also be made free. "

[THREAD] Last Saturday, France moved to stage 3 of the fight against the coronavirus epidemic. The government has announced new restrictive measures to try to curb the circulation of the virus, limiting contact between people as much as possible.

Another decision responds to “the concerns expressed by the representatives” of these health professionals: “500,000 masks will be made available to Parisian doctors, nurses and health personnel to ensure their protection and that of their patients. An additional stock of masks will also be transferred to the AP-HP, underlines the City.

RATP service reduced

Paris finally details the "continuity plan for municipal services". As of this Monday, the city services will "focus" on several "essential missions": "Garbage collection, municipal police, support for the elderly, including carrying meals, maternal and child protection (PMI) ), support for the sick received in municipal health centers, emergency accommodation, social assistance for children, baths-showers, civil status, funeral services, as well as crèches, schools and colleges mobilized since this morning to welcome the children of health personnel. "

For its part, the RATP indicates that the public transport it operates in Paris and its metropolitan area "will be reduced on Tuesday following measures against the coronavirus". Two out of three metros will be in operation on Tuesday, 70% of buses and trams, 60% of RER B and half of RER A, the group announced, adding that these forecasts were "evolving" before any announcements by the government, the complete containment in Ile-de-France being one of the options that the executive could take. The operator said he had already observed a drop in attendance of half on Monday.