Bars and restaurants were strictly invited to respect health instructions this Thursday evening, a call to order following numerous breaches of health protocol in the capital. The police headquarters will increase its controls and impose sanctions.
A call to order by the Prefecture of Police
Crowded bars and images of jubilation multiply and barrier gestures are neglected. Faced with this phenomenon, the Prefecture of Police summoned the representatives of the main professional unions to a meeting this Thursday evening in order to issue a final warning. They recalled the safety instructions, insisting on the need to respect sanitary measures.
Strict measures to comply with barrier gestures
The instructions set out are intended to be strict: ” We can only accommodate our customers in seated places, on tables of a maximum of 10 people, spaced one meter apart. And customers are prohibited from consuming while standing »Says a representative. These rules are valid in indoor spaces as well as outdoor terraces. Rules that are difficult to follow knowing that the bars are crowded, that customers are glued to the counter or that there are dance improvisations. ” What the authorities have not understood is that professionals have to deal with a surge of customers, difficult to manage even with the best will in the world. If the slightest breach of protocol gives rise to an administrative procedure, there is a risk of a multitude of closures »Explains Rémi Calmon, Managing Director of SNEG.
Increased checks in bars and restaurants
Since mid-August, the police headquarters have carried out checks, putting 226 establishments on notice and administratively closing 25 companies. During these police checks, it is requested to make a report on each breach of the safety instructions. Establishments that do not comply with sanitary measures may be sanctioned, in particular as a last resort an administrative closure procedure which can range from 6 days to several weeks. “ It is no longer a question of pedagogy but of slowing down the progression of the epidemic, especially among young people », Sums up someone close to the case.
