The state of health emergency will be lifted on Thursday March 31 at midnight in all the overseas territories where it was still applied, in the West Indies, Reunion and New Caledonia, the overseas ministry said on Thursday. AFP.
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The government had declared a state of health emergency on February 2 in New Caledonia, and on January 5 in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Mayotte, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélémy, overseas territories where, under the effect of the Omicron variant, the circulation of Covid-19 experienced a “
considerable increase
”.
For its part, Martinique had been in a state of emergency since December 8 and Reunion Island since December 27.
Since then, the government had lifted the state of emergency in Guyana and Mayotte on March 2.
The prefectures of Martinique and Guadeloupe specified Wednesday by press release the modalities of this lifting of the most restrictive measures.
Highlighting “
the improvement in the health situation which is stabilizing at a high level with decreasing hospital pressure
”, the prefecture of Guadeloupe announced the end of the curfew and the wearing of compulsory masks in public spaces from Friday.
The presentation of the health pass in establishments open to the public will no longer be required from Monday.
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The prefecture of Martinique indicates for its part that “
the curfew will be abolished and the opening hours of common law will apply for restaurants and drinking establishments
”, from April 1.
Wearing a mask will however remain compulsory in Martinique in public places until April 9, when it will only be “
strongly recommended
” in all closed places, adds the press release.
Certain measures will remain in force after the lifting of the state of emergency in these islands of the Antilles: the obligation to vaccinate for nursing staff, the wearing of masks in public transport and the health pass in health establishments.