A rave party gathered up to 2,000 people overnight from Saturday to Sunday in an abandoned hangar in Rennes and continued on Sunday morning with another 800 people on site, announced the prefecture of Brittany.
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During the night from Saturday to Sunday, around 11:00 pm, 600 to 700 people moved into a disused hangar in an industrial zone in the town of Rennes. At the height of the night, they were estimated between 1500 and 2000
", indicates the prefecture in a press release. "
Faced with the irresponsible nature of this undeclared rave party, which is also taking place in a context of a strong resumption of the covid-19 epidemic, the State services are strongly mobilized to ensure public order missions and health security
, ”adds the prefecture.
During the night, the firefighters intervened on several occasions, for light support, said the prefecture.
Six people had been evacuated to the Rennes University Hospital on Sunday mid-morning.
The rave party took place in parallel with the last evening of the 43rd Trans Musicales festival in Rennes.
Placed under high health surveillance, this flagship event of local and national cultural life brought together 56,000 people in five days, according to the organizers.
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Faced with the health risks that this type of grouping with a high density of people represents, the prefecture is coordinating with the Brittany Regional Health Agency the establishment on site of an information system and screening points
", adds the prefecture.
The Prefect also invites participants "
to consider themselves as risky contact cases, to isolate themselves at home immediately and to get tested quickly
".
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According to the Regional Health Agency (ARS), the incidence rate of the covid-19 epidemic was 249.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants on December 3 in Brittany and 296 in Ille-et-Vilaine.
This rate stood at 388.3 in France on December 1, according to Public Health France.
