The mayor of Marcq-en-Baroeul (Nord) has issued a decree prohibiting residents from spitting on public roads, leaving masks or gloves on or even sneezing without covering their face, under penalty of a 68 euros fine, we learned on Tuesday.
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" Disposable personal protective equipment, of the anti-virus mask type whatever its nature, combination, gloves, handkerchiefs, can in no case be deposited, thrown or abandoned on the public domain ", specifies this decree signed on 2 April, and aimed at taking " additional hygiene and cleanliness measures " as part of the fight against Covid-19.
" It is forbidden to spit on the public highway " and " it is mandatory to comply with gestures '' barriers '' and more particularly, to cover his face during sneezing or for any expulsion of saliva (...) particularly during police checks , ”says the text. Failure to comply with these measures is liable to a fine of 68 euros, increased to 180 euros in the event of late payment.
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" This decree is a reminder to citizen mobilization, (...) after a certain number of observations from city services and residents " who remarked, as everywhere in France, " more and more of these abandoned masks and gloves, in particular near supermarkets, "said AFP mayor Bernard Gérard, confirming information from Voix du Nord .
" It is intolerable to leave to the care of another " protective equipment " used and potentially contaminated ", insisted the councilor, calling for " respect for those who work and clean the streets on a daily basis " and judging that " any booster shot is helpful "in the fight against Covid-19.
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