During the Covid-19 situation update which took place this Thursday, March 18, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the confinement of 16 departments due to the strong progression of the epidemic in certain territories. Here is what to remember from the new measures for confined departments and others.
16 departments confined from this Friday midnight
Faced with the epidemic situation, the authorities have just decreed confinement seven days a week in the departments of Île-de-France (Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint -Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d’Oise) of Hauts-de-France (Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Somme), Eure, Seine-Maritime and Alpes-Maritimes . For the moment, confinement is planned for a period of 4 weeks but it may have to change depending on the epidemic data.
The 16 confined departments
In the 16 departments confined from this Friday, March 19, 2021 at midnight, kindergartens, elementary schools and colleges will remain open as well as places of worship which will remain accessible under the same conditions as currently. On the other hand, only essential businesses will be authorized to open, including booksellers and record stores (and departments selling these cultural products in supermarkets). As for working conditions, teleworking is encouraged as much as possible with at least four days out of five teleworking.
Movement authorized at 10 km without time limit
The main novelty of this new confinement lies in the authorization of travel. Indeed, outdoor outings will be authorized within a limit of 10 km but ” without any time limit “. In other words, in confined departments, it will still be possible to ” take a walk, get some fresh air or play sports, during the day »Around home as announced by Jean Castex on condition of bringing a certificate.
Curfew moved to 7 p.m. and interregional travel prohibited
Another notable change, the curfew will be delayed by one hour to adapt to the change to summer time on March 28. However, the lifting of the curfew remains the same and will always start at 6 a.m. As of this weekend, travel between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. will be prohibited except for exceptional reasons on presentation of a certificate (professional reasons, imperative family reasons, mission of general interest, medical reasons, for individuals. persons with disabilities and their companion or for the needs of pets). Finally, interregional travel will be prohibited in confined departments except for compelling or professional reasons.
