Already subject like the rest of France to a curfew, the cities of Nice and Dunkirk, particularly affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, are preparing this Friday evening to live their first weekend of containment of the year 2021. From Friday February 26 at 6 p.m. to Monday March 1 at 6 a.m., as well as at the same times from March 5 to 8, travel not justified by an exceptional reason (purchases of essential products, professional activity, medical ...) will be prohibited.
In the Alpes-Maritimes, 63 coastal municipalities * are affected by this partial confinement.
The majority of them belong to the urban unit of Nice, but some are located in that of Menton.
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Travel authorized for individual physical activity, or for walking pets, may not exceed one hour and exceed a radius of 5 kilometers around the home.
All businesses - except food stores, pharmacies, medical laboratories, tobacco shops, gas stations and garages - will be closed during these periods of confinement.
The purchase of professional supplies, of first necessity remains authorized as well as
the
withdrawals of the orders, the deliveries at home as well as the moves, specified the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes this Friday.
Beach and mountain prohibited
Access to the beaches of Nice will however be prohibited during the two weekends of confinement, said the city of Nice.
The promenade des Anglais will be closed.
In addition, several non-food markets located in neighborhoods hard hit by the epidemic, according to municipal figures, will also be closed, still by decision of the town hall.
It will "
not be possible to reach his second home in the hinterland this weekend
," said to our colleagues from
Nice-Matin
the chief of staff of the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes, Benoît Huber.
But Azureans whose place of residence is affected by confinement and who are already present in the mountains can return during the weekend, provided they respect the curfew.
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Mountain trips are also prohibited, except "
if you can justify a hotel or Airbnb reservation
" and you travel outside "
curfew hours
", explains the chief of staff.
It will be possible to go to the airport or the train station this weekend to take a plane or a train, by being provided with proof and proof of travel.
It is also allowed to go to a place of worship.
High incidence rate in Dunkirk
In the urban community of Dunkirk (17 municipalities *), where the incidence rate stood at 910 cases per 100,000 this Friday evening, the bans and authorizations will be more or less the same, as the French administration's website specifies.
The entire Hauts de Flandre community of municipalities (40 municipalities *) is also concerned.
On Twitter, the prefecture of the Hauts-de-France and Nord region published a list of restrictions: non-food stores will be closed, as will shopping centers of more than 5,000 square meters.
It will also be prohibited to broadcast amplified music or to consume alcohol on public roads.
The obligation to wear a mask is also generalized to all the municipalities concerned.
It also applies to beaches.
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During a press conference Thursday, February 25, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the placing under "
enhanced surveillance
" of 20 departments, particularly affected by the epidemic.
They cover the entire Île-de-France, the Rhône, the Bouches-du-Rhône, the Oise, the Nord, the Pas-de-Calais, the Somme, the Drôme, the Moselle, the Meurthe-et-Moselle or even the Eure-et-Loir.
These territories may be the subject of local containment measures from March 6 if the situation continues to deteriorate, after "
consultations with elected officials
", added the head of government.
Decisions resulting from the French health situation, marked by a variant share “
greater than 50%
”, hospital pressure “
close to the critical threshold
” and “
viral circulation which is starting to seriously accelerate
”.
* Here is the list of the municipalities concerned in the Alpes-Maritimes: Antibes, Aspremont, Auribeau-sur-Siagne, Le Bar-sur-Loup, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Berre-les-Alpes, Biot, Blausasc, Cabris, Cagnes- sur-Mer, Cannes, Le Cannet, Cantaron, Carros, Castagniers, Châteauneuf-Grasse, Châteauneuf-Villevieille, La Colle-sur-Loup, Colomars, Contes, Drap, Falicon, Gattières, La Gaude, Gourdon, Grasse, Mandelieu-la -Napoule, Mouans-Sartoux, Mougins, Nice, Opio, Pégomas, Peillon, Peille, Peymeinade, Roquefort-les-Pins, La Roquette-sur-Siagne, Le Rouret, Saint-André-de-la-Roche, Saint-Jean -Cap-Ferrat, Saint-Jeannet, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Saint-Paul de Vence, Spéracèdes, Théoule-sur-Mer, Le Tignet, Tourrette-Levens, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, La Trinité, Valbonne, Vallauris , Vence, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Villeneuve-Loubet, Beausoleil, Cap-d'Ail, Castellar, Èze, Gorbio, La Turbie, Menton, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Sainte-Agnès.
* Here is the list of the municipalities concerned in the urban community of Dunkirk and in the Hauts de Flandre community of municipalities: Dunkirk, Armbouts-Cappel, Bourbourg, Bray-Dunes, Cappelle-la-Grande, Coudekerque-Branche, Craywick, Ghyvelde, Grande-Synthe, Grand-Fort-Philippe, Gravelines, Leffrinckoucke, Loon-Plage, Saint-Georges-sur-l'Aa, Spycker, Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village, Zuydcoote, Bergues, Berguois, Bambecque, Bambecquois, Bierne, Biernois, Bisseeele, Binezeelois, Bollezeele, Bollezeelois, Brouckerque Brouckerquois, Broxeele, Broxeelois, Cappelle-Brouck Cappellebrouckois, Crochte, Crochtois, Drincham, Drinchamois, Eringhem, Eringhémois, Esquelbecq, Esquelonds, Hertchootois, Hertchootois, Hertchootoisque Hoymillois, Killem, Killemois, Lederzeele, Lederzeelois, Ledringhem, Ledringhemois, Looberghe, Looberghois, Merckeghem, Merckeghemois, Millam, Millamois, Nieurlet, Nieurletois, Oost Cappel, Oost-Cappelois, Pitgam, Quaëypamois re, Quaëdyprois, Rexpoëde, Rexpoëdois, Saint-Momelin, Saint-Momelinois, Saint-Pierre-Brouck, Saint-Pierrebrouckois, Socx, Socxois, Steene, Steenois, Uxem, Uxemois, Volckerinckhove, Volckerinckhovois, Warhem, Warhemois, Watthemois, West-Cappel, West-Cappelois, Wormhout, Wormhoutois, Wulverdinghe, Wulverdinghois, Wylder, Wylderois, Zegerscappel