The prefect of Aveyron has decided to extend the decree of August 13 which would run until September 20 in the department because of the health situation.
On August 13, despite the entry into force of the health pass on the territory, the prefect of Aveyron, Valérie Michel-Moreaux, decided to make the wearing of a mask compulsory again in establishments open to the public. Objectives: face the fourth wave and the Delta variant.
The prefectural decree in force since August
The decree, put in place until September 20, was finally extended until further notice by the State representative following the recommendations of the Regional Health Agency. The virus is still circulating Even if the health situation is evolving in the right direction with a decrease in viral circulation, as the ARS Occitanie reminds us, in a letter addressed to the prefect, “nevertheless, the level of circulation of the virus is still above the alert threshold and chains of contamination continue to appear in several points of the territory “.
249 deaths since March 2020
“The signals in collective environments sent back to the ARS reveal a persistence of complex situations, requiring the taking of health protection measures (closure of classes, suspension of visits to nursing homes, home isolation) …”, indicates in the same letter , the ARS.
The latest information bulletin reports, in Aveyron on September 17, 4 patients affected by Covid-19 treated in intensive care and 10 patients in medical beds or in follow-up and rehabilitation care. In the department, since March 2020, 249 people have lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus.
Where is it compulsory?
The obligation remains valid on markets, flea markets and garage sales even outdoors, around leisure centers with and without accommodation, in all gatherings on public roads or in places open to the public on the territory of the Aveyron, in public transport, near stations, platforms and bus shelters and in queues.
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