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More new infections than ever, but Marseille resists Corona bans
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The new restrictions are not well received in Marseille
What: REUTERS
In France, the number of new infections reached a record. Therefore, the government is imposing strict crown bans. In Marseille, for example, all bars and restaurants have to close as of Saturday, with which the city does not agree at all.
meA day after the crown’s measures were further toughened, France reported a record of new cases of infection. The health authority announced Thursday night that another 16,096 people had tested positive for the corona virus in 24 hours. That’s another 3,000 new infections more than the previous record from the day before. The number of deaths per crown increased by 52 in one day.
However, experts note that the infection numbers at the beginning of the first corona wave in March and April only accounted for a fraction of the actual infections due to low testing capacity and therefore cannot be compared to the numbers. since the introduction of large-scale testing. Meanwhile, more than 1.2 million tests are carried out weekly, while hardly any tests were available in the spring.
The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, however, admitted problems with the testing capacity. In fact, there are delays in the results in some cities, Véran told the Senate. But the bottleneck in evaluating the evidence “is not responsible for the new wave of the epidemic.”
The uncontrolled rise in new infections is causing the French government to raise the alarm. On Wednesday he tightened the measures, especially in the big cities. Among other things, all bars and restaurants in the most affected city of Marseille must close from Saturday, in Paris and other cities must close earlier. In addition, gatherings of more than ten people in parks and squares were prohibited.
The main goal of his government’s policy is to avoid overloading hospitals, Castex said. In fact, the pressure on intensive care units from the number of corona infections, which has been increasing for weeks, is now so great that Paris hospitals are once again having to cancel operations that are not absolutely necessary. Starting next weekend, 20 percent of planned operations will initially be postponed, as announced by the public hospital company Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris.
Wut in Marseille
The new strict measures were met with great anger and misunderstanding in Marseille. Mayor Michèle Rubirola told BFM TV that restaurants and bars in the southern French port metropolis would have to close completely as of Saturday. The city council asked for a moratorium of ten days. You must first see how the situation of the crown develops in the city.
The president of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (Paca) region, Renaud Muselier, announced via Twitter that he would take legal action against the closure of the restaurants on Friday. He had previously harshly criticized the measures as “collective punishment.” They are unfair and inappropriate. Marseille is in the Paca region.
Corona’s situation in Marseille has been tense for weeks. According to the government, the number of people who became infected with the corona virus in a week is around 250. Recently, the government asked Marseille to introduce stricter measures. The city has also complied with this: it has imposed restrictions on the sale of alcohol and on public meetings and events.
Recently, the government had emphasized over and over again that elected representatives in the regions knew best what to do. Also in Paris, people are dissatisfied with the decisions made by the Minister of Health. Now there is a “high alert” in the capital, bars have to close at 10 pm on Monday. Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she was informed on short notice and disagreed.
