Guadeloupe will be reconfigured for a period of at least three weeks from Wednesday 8:00 p.m. in the face of the meteoric rise in Covid-19 cases, prefect Alexandre Rochatte announced on Monday August 2 during a press conference.
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The Caribbean island follows the neighboring territory of Martinique, confined since Friday evening for three weeks as well. "
At night, the curfew is strict and advanced to 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m., and during the day there are movement restrictions in a sphere of 10 km around his home,
" said the prefect, referring to "
essential measures
”in the face of the surge in cases.