Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin spoke at a press conference on March 30. He announced a 25% increase in the frequency of checks and fines in the 19 departments subject to increased restrictions last weekend. As the Pascal weekend approaches, the controls will be “ intensive “.
A “high risk” weekend
Easter weekend is classified as ” high risk By the Minister of the Interior. This is why ” intensive checks Will be implemented from Thursday April 1, in particular to prevent residents residing in confined departments from moving. Since December 15, more than 5 million checks have taken place, resulting in more than 500,000 reports. Travel-related offenses are those that are mostly verbalized. Those relating to a faulty PCR test and to prohibited gatherings and meetings were also subject to minutes. The violation of certain other prohibitions is also the subject of verbalization, such as the clandestine opening of an establishment or the non-respect of the isolation measures. Since mid-May 2020, nearly 300,000 verbalizations for not wearing a mask have been carried out.
To curb the spread of the virus and relieve the resuscitation services of hospitals, reinforced measures are taken in 19 departments. Last weekend, 20% of checks as well as 25% of verbalizations were carried out more, compared to the previous weekend. Gérald Darmanin warned that they would be reinforced as the Easter holidays approach, by setting up controls ” intensive “.
