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After Marseille and Bordeaux, Paris, Nice and Toulouse are also tightening their crown measures due to the increasing number of infections in France. Health authorities asked Parisians on Friday to refrain from private gatherings of more than 10 people – that is, birthday parties and gatherings with family and friends – in the future.
Also in public spaces, parties and gatherings with more than ten participants should be avoided or notified to the authorities in advance. Meanwhile, the Paris University of Sciences closed its campus for two weeks after a dozen students tested positive for the coronavirus. Only one week after the start of the semester there will be online courses again starting Monday.
Nice also tightened its crown regulations. Large events with more than a thousand participants will be banned in the Côte d’Azur city in the future, as will private gatherings of more than ten people on the beach or in parks, as announced by the city administration. Also, alcohol is prohibited from 8 pm The bars have to close at 12:30 am
In Toulouse, in the south of France, the authorities are mainly restricting nightlife. As of Saturday, it is no longer allowed to drink alcohol in public places in the student city after 1:00 p.m., alcohol is prohibited after 8:00 p.m. Music is not allowed to play in the street and dancing is also prohibited.
France is one of the countries most affected by the corona pandemic in Europe. In the last few weeks, the number of infections has increased considerably again. A new high of nearly 10,600 new infections in 24 hours was recorded on Thursday. For the first time since the end of the strict curfew in May, the death toll is also rising again, as health authorities announced on Friday. This week, 265 people died from Covid-19. That was more than double the previous week when 129 deaths were recorded. In total, more than 31,000 people infected with corona have died in France since March.
