The mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi asked the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes to establish a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. to fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, he announced on Wednesday.
“
I spoke with the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes, we'll see what he will give as an answer, but in the evening there are people who come out, even if the streets remain empty.
We have the reflex to invite each other to each other (...) and that's when the virus circulates
, ”lamented the mayor Les Républicains (LR).
“
I want us to limit social interactions,
” he said during a video conference.
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In France, Paris has, in addition to confinement, banned since November 7, delivery and take-out by restaurants and bars, as well as the sale and consumption of alcohol on public roads between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Christian Estrosi also announced that to avoid "
all regroupings
", the city's street furniture will be removed like the blue chairs of the famous Promenade des Anglais, as well as the benches "
by tomorrow
", he detailed .
From November 2 to 8, the incidence rate of the coronavirus was 361 per 100,000 inhabitants in the Alpes-Maritimes, according to the latest figures provided Tuesday by the Regional Health Agency (ARS).
Until then "
a little more spared
", the Alpes-Maritimes recorded in the week in question an incidence rate "
higher
" than the previous week (343), she underlined.
