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Coronavirus: Nice lowers the gauge of authorized events to 2,500 people

2020-07-14T14:57:27.213Z


The mayor of the city, Christian Estrosi, also announced that the wearing of the mask would now be compulsory for its citizens.


Nice will lower the maximum tonnage of authorized events to 2,500 people, against 5,000, until August 15, announced mayor LR Christian Estrosi on Monday, after meeting with Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who called on everyone to be a “ citizen ” in front of Covid-19. " The irresponsibility of some questions the safety of everyone ," said Estrosi during a press briefing, after the controversy aroused by the compact crowd gathered on the Promenade des Anglais on Saturday for a free concert.

Accused by his critics of having allowed the seaside to transform into a giant nightclub, after having nevertheless multiplied the measures against the virus during the confinement, Mr. Estrosi counter-attacked: " Where the government has laid down rules for 5,000 people, I decided that it would be 2,500 for my city, and that the wearing of the mask would be systematically compulsory because the recommendation of the mask alone is not enough . ”

" It will be like that all summer, " he said, before nuancing and announcing a milestone on August 15 according to the evolution of the epidemic. On August 29, Nice will host one of the few planetary events that survived this period with the start of the Tour de France, which usually attracts crowds and whose city awaits significant spinoffs.

"At no time during the evening did things go beyond the limits authorized by the State"

Mr. Estrosi had just spoken with the new Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, who cleared the entire municipality, organizer of this electro concert by Nice DJ The Avener: " Things were done in connection with the State, who authorized the demonstration, and at no time during the evening did things go beyond the framework authorized by the State . ”

But " regardless of the mayors and regardless of the state, it is up to each and everyone to have the right gestures, you have to be a citizen, " insisted the minister, refusing to comment on the compulsory wearing of the mask: " There wear the mask as much as possible. (...) If everyone had the opportunity to keep (the) barrier gestures, if everyone did something for their country, then things would probably be simpler ”.

Mr. Estrosi had already tried to make the wearing of a mask compulsory in Nice in public space, via a decree issued on May 7. But he had to back off on May 11, the day of the deconfinement, with a new decree imposing only the wearing of a mask when the rules of social distancing are not applicable.

Source: lefigaro

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