On the morning of Friday 25, hundreds of demonstrators protested against the closure of bars and restaurants in the city of Marseille. These measures, aimed at limiting the very virulent spread of Covid-19, revolt professionals in the sector.
A demonstration in the Phocaean city
Gathered in front of the Marseille commercial court, the inhabitants responded to the appeal launched by the Union des Métiers et des Industries de l’Hôtellerie (UMIH) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). A measure that outraged professionals in the catering sector: ” The cup is full. We were in the process of remaking ourselves. Me, I don’t want any more help, but let me work »Testifies Patrick Labourrasse, restaurateur in Aix-en-Provence. For Renaud Muselier, president of the PACA region, it is a decision “ taken unilaterally “And ensures that he will file a summary-freedom Friday against the closure of bars and restaurants. It signals a ” collective punishment “And speaks of” quasi-re-containment “. Michèle Rubirola, the mayor of Marseille, is angry with this decision: ” We have made great efforts for several weeks, the figures speak for us and instead of being congratulated, supported, accompanied, we are sanctioned “. She also criticizes the government for not having taken recent developments into account: “ Resuscitation services in Marseille are not saturated. There has been an increase in the number of Covid patients, that’s true, except that there is a shift in the curve. We must make the figures speak! I ask Olivier Véran to stop scaring people, to take the position of a doctor and to analyze the figures “.
The city of Marseille in ” maximum alert ”
The Aix-Marseille metropolis has been classified as ” maximum alert », Last level based on 3 criteria: the incidence rate must be greater than 250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, likewise greater than 100 cases per 100,000 people over 65 years of age and the proportion of patients in intensive care must be over 30 %. Marseille has 600 new cases per day, a number which seems to be decreasing since mid-September. Hospitalizations and intensive care admissions are however on the rise, with more than 50 hospitalizations on average per day and an average of 10 intensive care admissions in the past week.
A new health measure announced on Wednesday
As a reminder, the Minister of Health Olivier Veran announced the closure of all bars and restaurants in Marseille, as well as ” establishments open to the public »Like cafes or gyms. There is an exception for establishments that have a ” strict sanitary protocol Like theaters, museums and cinemas. Large cities such as Lille, Bordeaux, Lyon, Nice, Toulouse, Saint-Étienne, Rennes, Rouen, Grenoble, Montpellier as well as Paris and its inner suburbs have also been impacted. Restaurants, cafes and bars are required to close their establishments at 10 p.m. This measure will take effect on Saturday and should last ” 15 days, and we hope we can reopen in 15 days »Indicated Jean Castex.
