Alcohol consumption will be prohibited from Thursday March 4 on the Quais de Garonne in Bordeaux, particularly crowded last weekend with crowds around the "
beer taps
", but this popular promenade remains open to allow visitors to Bordeaux to "
breathe
", announced today the mayor EELV Pierre Hurmic.
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The prefectural ban, taken in agreement with the town hall for 15 days, extends from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is valid on both banks of the river, the mayor of Bordeaux told AFP, also announcing a strengthening of controls .
“
It is not a very liberticidal measure.
The quays remain open, the fresh air, everyone needs it.
We must not punish an entire population for the irresponsible behavior of some, sellers and consumers,
”he added.
The mayor of Bordeaux has indeed declared himself "
appalled by the crowds around the beer taps, without masks
" last weekend, qualifying this behavior "
of sanitary incivism
".
Last Sunday, the Haute-Garonne prefecture decided to close certain places along the Garonne in Toulouse after noting breaches of measures "
of physical distancing and wearing of a mask
".