Faced with the deterioration of the health situation, the prefect of Martinique, Stanislas Cazelles, announced on Monday a new, stricter confinement of Martinique for three additional weeks.
"We are going to enter a second phase of confinement, the restrictive measures will be stronger,"
announced the prefect who invited all residents to stay at home during these three weeks.
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Stricter rules will be put in place compared to the confinement of the previous two weeks.
Shops will therefore be closed, excluding so-called
"essential"
shops
.
Tourists are invited to
"leave the territory".
“For 4 weeks, this epidemic has reached a dramatic dimension in the territory, 350 people are hospitalized, 80 people have died since the start of this 4th wave. The hospital is starting to reach its level of fatigue and reach its limits, ”
said the prefect to justify his decision.