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PARIS – The invisible border between France and the Principality of Monaco a highway. One side is called boulevard du Gnral Leclerc, it belongs to the French commune of Beausoleil, and everything is closed: the jewelry store, the bank and the e-cigarette shop. A few steps to cross and, on the other sidewalk, the same street takes the name of boulevard de France, you enter Monte Carlo, and here there are shops and restaurants open, another world.
The transition from one state to another is usually less clear, even if the Monegasque enclave on French territory, independent since 1489, has, for example, a 5G cellular network that is already operating while in France the frequency auction has just ended. But these days, the fact that they are two different countries stands out because France is in the middle of a new confinement while Monaco, where the second wave of coronavirus arrived less violent, has opted for a curfew until 20, with repeal. until 10pm for restaurant customers. surprising to see the difference from one sidewalk to another, says Adina de Souzy, a painter who lives in the vicinity of Mougins and who usually goes to Monte Carlo, and who took the photo of the boulevard de Francia. In the principality of Monaco, life is almost normal, people leave home, work, have lunch in open-air restaurants. Only the masks are reminiscent of Covid. I think your decision not to confine is correct, I think like Professor Raoult from Marseille, or the disputed supporter of chloroquine.
left the #France, Beausoleil, all closed, in the same street, just opposite, #Monaco, everything is open … open shops, crowded restaurant terraces, people are enjoying this pleasant day …# confinementSaison2 # COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/U9R2K0y3Pp
– Adina de Souzy (@AdeSouzy) November 9, 2020
Monaco has 38,000 permanent residents and 53,000 employees in the private sector, largely French. These days, the Principality is more than ever a paradise for cross-border travelers and also for the French who do not work there, but find a way to cross the border and sit at the tables outside.
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Confinement rules for residents of France provide that you can leave home to go to work with a certificate endorsed by the employer, or to take a walk less than a kilometer from home, or for urgent reasons. But although the contagion figures are worse than last spring, the rigor with which the confinement is observed is less: the streets of Paris, empty in March and April, are now full of cars, just like those that lead to Monte Carlo , especially on weekends.
L’epidemia sul Rocher finora spreading towards the soft pi compared to the nearby Cote d’Azur. Only 18 people are admitted to Princess Grace Hospital, of which three are in intensive care. Monte Carlo Casino remains open, from 12 noon to 9.30 pm, as well as the Caf de Paris restaurant a few meters away. Monaco, especially on these sunny days, remains one of the few places to enjoy life that is still possible.says Franois Chantrier, a nice man who works in a bank in Monte Carlo and even at the weekend went to Monaco to have lunch at Caff Milano, in front of the yachts moored in the port. The Principality does not stop. Sun and restaurants open to not tell the whole story. In Monaco, the law allows you to fire quickly, without just cause necessary in France or Italy. Perhaps that is also why all the offices are open and the employees go to work without worrying too much about the covid.
November 10, 2020 (change November 10, 2020 | 12:17 pm)
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