Wearing a mask will be compulsory at the Festival of Lights in Lyon, a popular event which should attract more than a million spectators on Wednesday, the regional prefect announced on Tuesday, among other measures strictly framing the event.
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"
Wearing a mask will be compulsory on public roads, especially in a context of a dense crowd
", inside a "
health perimeter
", detailed the prefect Pascal Mailhos during a press conference.
While the 2020 edition had been canceled due to the health crisis, "
a huge change
" authorizes that of this year: "
the vaccination
", insisted Mr. Mailhos.
And to recall that "
97.6% of people eligible
" for the vaccine in the Rhône "
have a complete vaccination schedule
".
"We need to rebuild, to find each other, to rediscover the joy of celebrating together"
Grégory Doucet, Mayor of Lyon
To avoid “
gatherings
” in this edition which will take place every evening until Saturday, the sale and the itinerant consumption of food and drink will also be prohibited in this perimeter, mainly intersecting the peninsula of the city. A “
closed
”
restaurant area
with a capacity of 1,500 people and accessible by sanitary pass will however be set up in a square on the left bank of the Rhône. Signage, sound messages and city mediators will also recall "
the need to wear a mask
", added the mayor of Lyon Grégory Doucet, recalling that the Government's Health Defense Council had given the green light to this event "
in full knowledge of the facts, on the basis of compliance with these conditions
”.
"
We wanted to maintain
" this celebration because, "
after almost two years of health crisis
", it "
has a strong impact on the mental health of everyone,
" Mr. Doucet also declared.
"
We need to rebuild, to find ourselves, to rediscover the joy of celebrating together
".
The next morning of each evening, a "
full update
" will be made on the events of the day before and "
we will take the necessary adaptation measures
", also warned Mr. Mailhos who promised "
reinforced
controls"
".
A thousand police officers, gendarmes and 470 security company agents will be mobilized for this event which had registered an attendance of 1.8 million visitors during its last edition in 2019.
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