Despite the relaxation of health rules, the prefecture on Wednesday renewed the measures to curb the spread of the epidemic.
The easing of health restrictions made on Wednesday does not mean the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Rhône prefecture insisted on this in a press release, recalling that a number of measures to curb the spread of the virus remained in force.
In debate for a few days, the obligation to wear a mask outdoors is still relevant for anyone over 11 years old 24 hours a day in Lyon and Villeurbanne and between 6 a.m. and 2 a.m. in the rest of the department.
Take-out alcohol still limited
Take-away sales and alcohol consumption remain prohibited “in the parks, gardens and other green spaces of the Lyon Metropolis”, but also in areas such as Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, the peninsula and the quays. of Saône. The ban on access to the left bank of the banks, in fact, is also being renewed.
In the Rhône, the incidence rate rose to 169 cases per 100,000 inhabitants this Wednesday, against 149 in the national territory, according to data from CovidTracker. As of May 17, 28.5% of Rhone residents had received a first dose of vaccine.
