The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region has gone from “orange” to “green” on the temporary deconfinement map, but “the situation remains fragile“said the prefect, Pierre Dartout, this morning, at the microphone of France Bleu Provence. The prefect deplores”loosening of compliance with confinement“for a few days, especially this weekend, in Marseille.
He says he saw a queue in front of an ice cream seller,where people did not respect the barrier measures, i.e. the distancing“.
“Attention, attention, confinement must be respected until the end, another week“, warns Pierre Dartout.
“People are using their exit rights more”
“Road traffic went from 20% at the start of confinement to 50% at the end of last week,” said the Prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône Police, Emmanuel Barbe, adding that it is not just a matter of non-compliance with confinement, but that there is a resumption of professional activity.
Regarding non-compliance with confinement, Emmanuel Barbe notes that “there have been no more offenses, despite tightened controls, but that people are all going out at the same time“.
“People respect confinement less, in spirit. They were found to use their exit rights more, which was different at the start of confinement.“, explains the Prefect of Police.
Emmanuel Barbe confirms that there have been reports, placements in police custody and placements in detention, but overall, “Marseille was not a disaster, as some have imagined. The Marseillais have, and continue to respect confinement“.
Concerns for the weekend of May 8
The closer we get to the end of confinement, the more difficult it is to respect it. The Prefect of Police recognizes that the next weekend will be difficult for the population. The good weather, the reopening of the stores and the announced date of the end of the confinement to Monday, May 11, will give the desire for walks.
Pierre Dartout and Emmanuel Barbe, appeal to civility and everyone’s responsibility so that the containment measures are strictly observed.
“We will further strengthen the controls next weekend and we will continue to verbalize, until Sunday evening“, warns the Prefect of Police, adding that there will also be checks in unusual areas.
Any offender is subject to heavy penalties: € 135 fine on the first check, € 200 on the second (increase to € 450), and up to € 3,650 punishable by six months’ imprisonment in the event of a verbal charge three times within thirty days.
The temporary deconfinement card is reassessed every day according to the situation, particularly according to the circulation of the virus and hospital pressure. The Minister of Health and Solidarity, Olivier Véran, clarified that only the departments in “green”, on the date of May 7, will be able to benefit from the measures of opening, in particular of the parks and gardens.
Be careful on the road
After two months of confinement, some people have lost their behavioral reflexes, the post-confinement is “an accident-prone configuration, especially for bikers“, insists the Prefect of Police.
“I have a very big concern about road safety, drivers and pedestrians really need to be very attentive. Here too, we will accentuate the controls“, continues Emmanuel Barbe.
Not to mention that the accidents will increase the pressure on hospital emergencies, which are still very mobilized for the Covid-19 epidemic.
In 24 hours, 77 people tested positive for Covid-19, Bringing to 15,066 the number of positive cases since February 28 in Paca. 237 patients are in intensive care and 713 died from coronavirus in the region.
The numbers of new cases of contaminations, hospitalizations and resuscitation are decreasing, but they indicate that the virus is still circulating, let us remain vigilant, until the end.
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