The prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis took, on Monday, July 13, a decree obliging the wearing of the mask in closed places receiving the public in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, after several cases of Covid-19 in a school of the city, said the prefecture. Wearing a mask becomes compulsory in " any closed establishment open to the public, whether its activity is administrative or commercial, " said the prefecture in a press release. This concerns in particular “ shops ”, “ town hall ”, “ public services ”, “ common areas of hotels ”.
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This decision, taken on the recommendation of the Regional Health Agency (ARS), comes after the " inventory of several cases of positive tests " during " a screening operation conducted with children of the Anatole France school " on 10 July, explains the prefecture. The mayor of the city, Karim Bouamrane (PS), said that he postponed the festivities and the fireworks planned Monday evening to a later date, in order to avoid any gathering.
Fight against "a possible massive restart of transmissions"
Monday, victims of coronavirus and health professionals announced to urgently seize the Council of State to enjoin the State to make the mask mandatory in closed public places. Prime Minister Jean Castex said Sunday that " the question of developing the wearing of a mask is under study ", especially for enclosed spaces.
In Nice, where thousands of people attended a Saturday night concert without distancing, Mayor LR Christian Estrosi announced that he will now impose the mask for the big events that his municipality organizes, and asked the State to do the same. Several doctors signed a tribune calling for the “ wearing of the compulsory mask in all enclosed public places ”. Entitled # MasquésMaisEnLiberté, this column published in Le Parisien , warns against " a possible massive restart of transmissions ".
