Twenty-one cases of the British variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Bouches-du-Rhône, all from an “
extended family circle
”.
This discovery led the prefect to advance the curfew to 6 p.m. in the department, despite the opposition of local elected officials.
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Overall, the situation remains "
particularly worrying
" in the Bouches-du-Rhône, with an incidence rate of over 225 per 100,000 inhabitants, adds the prefect.
The entire Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region will therefore be under early curfew, the Vaucluse and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence having announced a passage under curfew at 6 p.m. Sunday and the Var from Tuesday - which is already the case in the Alpes-Maritimes and Hautes-Alpes.
Friday evening, elected officials of Bouches-du-Rhône from all sides had vigorously opposed this measure denouncing a “
vertical
”
decision
and questioning its usefulness.
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