Every day, the editorial staff responds your questions about the crisis in coronavirus. Disinfection of masks, resumption of international flights, reimbursement of a campsite reservation … Here is a selection of five questions.
Can we celebrate a birthday for more than ten people in a private room and on private property?
If the government prohibits gatherings of more than ten people in public space, this is not in force for private places. It is therefore quite possible to meet at fifteen or more to celebrate a birthday. However, it is always advisable to respect barrier gestures and physical distance.
The government also indicates in its deconfinement plan that it is once again possible, since June 2, to access the village halls and multipurpose rooms, in the green zone (and from June 22 for the orange zones), if they are fitted out (fixed seats only), under the responsibility of an identified organizer, and if I wear the mask
. So do not hesitate to inquire at your town hall for more details on rental arrangements.
Is it effective to disinfect fabric masks with steam and dry them indoors?
The National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) has issued an opinion specifying the treatment protocol allowing reuse of non-sanitary cloth masks planned as part of the Covid epidemic
. It is therefore advisable to wash your mask in the machine, with a detergent suitable for the fabric, at least 30 minutes and at 60 °. It should then be dried in its entirety in a tumble dryer, hair dryer or in the open air, on a clean surface.
Afnor (French Association for Standardization) ensures that it is possible to use an iron or steam iron to maintain or remove any folds of the masks after washing. But that this operation does not replace machine washing.
Be careful, placing your masks over a pot of boiling water for a few seconds, as shown in a video shared many times on social networks, is not a good solution. According to the head of the pharmacy service at Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital in Paris,the steam does not wash, on the contrary it fixes the residues on the surfaces
.
When will international flights resume?
Every day, its share of news regarding the resumption of international flights with passengers.
Alexandre de Juniac, director general of the International Air Transport Association (Iata), predicted in May: If we are followed by the governments with which we discuss, we should be able to travel to France from June, then to Europe in July-August, with reduced traffic and a number of destinations which will be a little more limited.
Global air traffic fell 95% in April. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, only non-commercial cargo and repatriation flights have remained.
Since the beginning of June, each company and country have been making their announcement. So out of order, China announced last week that as of Monday, June 8, foreign airlines can again charter flights to mainland China once a week. Elsewhere in the world, the airline company Air Algérie will resume its flights to Europe on July 1, and Tunisia has decided to reopen its borders to international flights as of June 27.
In Europe, the borders should reopen gradually from June 15, and flights with. In France, Orly Airport, which has been closed since March 31, will again welcome travelers from June 27.
No general announcement therefore, but updates on a case-by-case basis depending on the companies and countries. If you want to take advantage of this gradual resumption of international flights, also remember to check the sanitary conditions of reception in each country, it would be a shame to spend your stay in quarantine.
Can grandparents welcome their grandchildren during the holidays?
Since the beginning of the deconfinement phase, on May 11, legally nothing prevents you from receiving your grandchildren for the holidays. The government did not make a legal distinction between the persons considered at risk
And the others. However, it is recommended that the populations most at risk (people over the age of 65, chronically ill) be extremely vigilant, continue physical distance and rigorously apply barrier gestures.
, specifies the ministry for health.
Can you get a refund for part of your campsite reservation?
If you had reserved a site in a campsite during confinement, you can benefit from a credit valid for 18 months, equivalent to the amount of the sums you have paid, as provided for in ordinance n ° 2020-315 of March 25. If you cannot benefit from it, or do not want it, the campsite will have to reimburse you at the end of the period of 18 months.
Gestion-camping.com indicates that year-round residents, those who rent a plot on a campsite during the year, normally benefit from the same reimbursement treatment as short-term tenants. However, Nicolas Dayot, president of the FNHPA, indicates that “our regular customers are often also friends. The situation is difficult for them as for us. We have every interest in finding measures which make it possible not to kill the campsites, while not harming the customers ”.
In addition, the site specifies that, despite the closure, residents benefit from the wintering service and that the maintenance of the campsite is still ensured.
But, as regards the rental of the land itself, Véronique Louis-Arcine, project manager in the legal department of the consumer association UFC-Que Choisir, advises to carefully read her contract for the rental of the site, that of -this may be able to make special arrangements in the event of non-access to the campsite.
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