ROVEN Posted May 16, 2020 Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) After two months of confinement, the French will live, from this Saturday, their first weekend away from home, provided that the planned getaways are within a limit of 100 kilometers, as the crow flies, from their home. Authorities have called for caution in dealing with the coronavirus. In the countryside, at sea or in the mountains, the French will be able to take a breath of fresh air on Saturday for the first post-containment weekend, but under conditions and under the watchful eye of authorities calling for caution in the face of coronavirus. Closed for almost two months, emblematic sites such as Mont Saint-Michel or the Cathedral of Chartres, are once again accessible, but to nearby visitors, escapades are only authorized within the limit of 100 km, and in respect for barrier gestures. Because if the Covid-19 epidemic ebbs, scientists agree that no assessment can be made for at least two weeks on the trajectory of the spread of the virus and a possible "second wave". Beaches reserved for "dynamic" use In the meantime, swimmers, boaters, shore fishermen and surfers can find their way to the beaches, the Mediterranean, the Atlantic or the English Channel. No question, however, of sunbathing or picnicking: they are reserved for a "dynamic" use, warned the authorities, who prohibited sports and collective games there. End of confinement also in the Mont-Blanc massif, where the Aiguille du Midi cable car and the Montenvers train resume service on Saturday, subject to a drastic health protocol. Deprived of nature for eight weeks, urban residents of Ile-de-France will be able to reconnect with greenery, the Île-de-France region having reopened 39 public forests. The roads should record the first slowdowns as in a westbound direction from Paris, predict the motorway companies. Frequented each year by millions of faithful, the Sanctuary of Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées) will partially reopen on Saturday. Falling excess mortality The daily toll of the epidemic dropped Friday with 104 new deaths in 24 hours, against a peak at more than 600 in early April, bringing the total to more than 27,500 deaths since March 1. Above all, the number of resuscitation patients is steadily decreasing (-96 patients Friday). Another sign confirming the decline of the epidemic: INSEE announced that the excess mortality in France stood at 22% between March 1 and May 4 compared to the same period of 2019, but that this indicator was down (27% as of April 20). Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has made the rescue of the tourism sector, which represents 2 million jobs and 7% of a GDP already torpedoed by the worst recession since the Second World War, a "national priority". Edited May 17, 2020 by YaKuZa--BoSs Closed Topic/complete 1 day.
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