Saturday evening in Nice, the party was in full swing, for the free concert of DJ The Avener, at the top of the Bellanda Tower. And this, in defiance of the pandemic which is shaking the whole world. Lack of social distancing, wearing a mask purely and simply abandoned, barrier gestures were not at the party. Witness to this collective negligence, a video posted on social networks, by one of our colleagues correspondent of Today in France - Le Parisien, caused the indignation of Internet users.
“ Thank you to our leaders for allowing this kind of unconsciousness ”, “ Lamentable ”, “ scandalous ”, “ Cluster? »... The outraged comments are going well since the video was broadcast. Images all the more astonishing in a city where the League of Human Rights had to intervene to contest the municipal decree taken by the mayor Christian Estrosi imposing the wearing of the mask in public space.
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" We respected the limit of 5000 people set by the prefecture, via a count, in a delimited space where, in normal times, we put 36,000 people" , assured the town hall of Nice, contacted by Franceinfo, this Sunday July 12 .
Before adding: “ All the conditions have been met. One has the impression on the images but on the spot the people are not so tight. Signs and audio messages reminded us of the barrier gestures to be observed. "
The concert took place as part of the cultural program " My summer in Nice ". Until October 3, the town hall plans more than 200 events around music, culture, entertainment, traditional festivals and the environment. " During these various events, wearing a mask is recommended, " can be read on the city's official website. Loudly ...