In accordance with Emmanuel Macron's announcements during his last address to the French on Wednesday, the police headquarters announced this Saturday, April 3 that reinforced braking measures for the epidemic in Île-de-France have been taken.
Thus, some 6,600 police and gendarmes are already mobilized in the region to ensure compliance with the various health measures.
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While France begins its third confinement in the middle of the Easter weekend, this important control system should make it possible to break a possible outbreak of the epidemic on the scale of the country in view of
"the extremely strong tension which already weighs on hospitals, with still active circulation of the virus, ”
as the police headquarters recalled in a press release.
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If a tolerance is granted until Monday evening to people wishing to travel outside their region to reach the place where they wish to spend the next few weeks, checks will be organized to ensure compliance with each of the rules in force.
Each trip beyond 10 km must also always be justified by a valid reason.
Regarding the other measures already established, whether it be gatherings on public roads, the curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day or even the wearing of masks and social distancing, these measures are still to be taken. respect with rigor.
The take-away sale of alcoholic drinks by bars and restaurants will also be prohibited throughout the Ile-de-France region from Sunday morning.
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"The Prefect of Police reminds that no tolerance will be granted to irresponsible behavior likely to harm the collective effort to curb the epidemic",
we can read in the press release
.
And to add that
"the police will be particularly firm and attentive with regard to gatherings of people and clandestine parties organized in private homes or establishments open to the public".
If it is still difficult to predict a precise date for the end of the crisis, Emmanuel Macron mentioned Wednesday in his solemn speech the possibility of a reopening from mid-May of
"meeting places, culture, restaurants and cafes "
.