COVID19 – News in Indre-et-Loire – the curfew from 6 p.m. from Saturday January 16 / News / Home

In view of the evolution of the epidemic situation:

• The curfew now extends from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. throughout the country

• Inter-regional travel is possible

• Theaters, museums, cinemas and sports venues remain closed.

The department of Indre et Loire is concerned by these measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 applicable throughout the territory.

The new travel certificates are available for download on the website of the Ministry of the Interior:

https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus/ressources-a-partager

Enter your certificate directly online at this address:

https://media.interieur.gouv.fr/attestation-couvre-feu-covid-19/

L’application TousAntiCovid can be downloaded from:

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All information can be found on the Government website https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus
or by calling 0 800 130 000 (free call, 24 hours a day).

On January 14, 2021, the Prime Minister announced the advancement of the curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. throughout the metropolitan area from Saturday January 16, 2021 for a minimum duration of 15 days.
The goal of the curfew is to limit gatherings during which barrier measures are less well applied and where the virus is circulating rapidly while limiting the impact on the economy already strained by the epidemic.
Outings and trips without a derogatory certificate are therefore prohibited. from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. throughout the metropolitan area under penalty of a fine of € 135 and up to € 3,750 in the event of a repeat offense.
In addition, given the risk of the spread of variant strains of COVID-19, the cross-border flow will be reduced. From Monday January 18, 2021, travelers coming from a country outside the European Union will have to present a negative PCR test to enter the national territory and undertake on their honor to respect a septaine.
In the rare countries where it is not possible to carry out a PCR test, an arrival screening system will be set up with a compulsory septage in a place of accommodation validated by the public authorities.

Curfews and exemptions :

Exceptional cases are possible:

– Travel between home and the place of exercise of professional activity;

– Consultations and care that cannot be provided remotely and cannot be postponed, and the purchase of medicines;

– Travel for compelling family reasons, for assistance to vulnerable and precarious people, or childcare;

– Participation in missions of general interest at the request of the administrative authority;

– Travel to stations and airports, the ticket to be presented in addition to the certificate in case of control.

A fixed fine of 135 € is applied in the event of non-compliance with confinement.

Precision : Frequently asked questions are at your disposal: https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus

Wearing a mask remains compulsory for the whole of the Touraine Metropolis :

Following the example of what is practiced in large national cities, and following the recommendation of the High Council for Public Health, the obligation to wear a mask has been extended to the whole of the Métropole de Tours since Saturday, October 24. , also in a perimeter in Amboise and on all the open-air markets of the department.

People aged 11 and over must therefore always wear a mask in public spaces at all times. This obligation does not however apply to people practicing a physical activity (cyclists, running), circulating in a vehicle or moped or provided with a medical certificate justifying this exemption.

This preventive measure, protective and easy to apply, significantly limits the emission of respiratory particles in high density outdoor areas. It must be combined with the rigorous application of the other barrier measures such as physical distancing and hand hygiene.

Free screening tests :

In accordance with the Government’s screening strategy aimed at prioritizing symptomatic people, at-risk contact cases and nursing staff, private laboratories as well as the CHRU laboratory are extending their reception hours and deploying screening sites to ensure a network coherent of the metropolitan territory.

For symptomatic people and / or defined as a risky contact case, the laboratories are involved, under the vigilance of the ARSRegional Health Agency to provide test results within 24 hours.

Screening information, new sites and schedules, are updated every week on the website

As a reminder, so that the test is useful, risky contact cases should not be detected until D + 7 of the last contact with a sick person, which implies respecting an effective isolation period of 7 days.

If you have had symptoms for 4 days, you can perform a rapid response antigen test, by calling your doctor or by going to a pharmacy in the department which is voluntary to carry out these tests: