How to protect yourself well when shopping during confinement? Three French people tell us about their habits to avoid contamination during the races.
- Entry into stores is a trickle
- It is better to get rid of the packaging or to clean it
The Prime Minister tightened containment measures yesterday. Open markets have a principle of prohibition, sports trips have a stricter limitation and fines can be increased. Shopping remains one of the essential activities during this period of confinement. To protect themselves well and take a minimum of risks, the French adopt different behaviors. Three of them tell us about their tricks.
Disinfect packaging
When he goes racing, Matthieu Rivet, 28, favors the supermarket closest to his home, “200 meters away”, he says. A way to avoid contact as much as possible, and to limit the past outside for this Ile-de-France resident confined to the 17and district of Paris. A precautionary principle also adopted by Baptiste Hervieux, 28, who lives in Croissy-sur-Seine (78) in the Paris suburbs. “I’m lucky to live in a city big enough to have shops nearby. I try to limit my movements and when I go to the race, it’s at the opening to avoid large crowds”he adds.
To avoid contact, supermarkets have adopted preventive measures. “In the hypermarket where I go, people come in drop by droptestifies Marie-Pierre Roger, 54, who lives near Annecy. It allows you to meet few people on the shelves and at the checkout.” In addition to these principles, some do not hesitate to go further. Baptiste and Matthieu have both got into the habit, once back from shopping, of disinfecting the packaging to avoid any potential contamination. “I use wipes that I pass on all the products”, adds Matthew. Baptiste, he puts on a mask to do his shopping. “I already had it before and it helps protect me and others”, he justifies. The three agree on one measure: wash your hands before and after shopping.
The opportunity to do more cooking
As for shopping, no need to do much more than usual. “I consume as usualabounds Marie-Pierre. The only difference being that I plan in advance the meals I will cook to anticipate our needs during the week as much as possible..” For his part, Baptiste still made a small stock of provisions. “With my parents, we stocked up on frozen and canned foods. We don’t know how long the confinement will last and especially under what conditions so we played the safety card, without abusing either..” Before Prime Minister Édouard Philippe’s announcement yesterday of the principle of banning markets, Marie-Pierre went there to stock up on fresh produce. “There is hardly anyone on the market where I usually go so there is no crowd. We are waiting for the decision to know if we will obtain an exemption”she breathes.
Confinement is also an opportunity to devote more time to cooking. Matthieu, who lives with his girlfriend, takes the opportunity to test dishes. “I tried a sausage rougail, a traditional dish from Reunion. I had already started cooking more before confinement but now I have more time to browse my cookbooks.” For Marie-Pierre, mother of two children, habits have not changed. “Just because we’re confined doesn’t mean I have to start cooking pasta at every meal. I continue to cook with as many fresh products as possible”she develops.