Some 95,000 police and gendarmes are mobilized in France, including 9,000 in Paris, for New Year’s night.
Some 95,000 police and gendarmes are mobilized in France, including 9,000 in Paris, for New Year’s Eve, in particular to enforce the ban on spontaneous gatherings in the face of the surge in Covid-19 cases, the ministry said on Friday. Interior. In total, the security system represents 127,000 people, since it also includes 32,000 firefighters and civil security actors, detailed the ministry. In addition, nearly 3,200 soldiers of the Sentinel force are added to the device.
The device is roughly identical to 2020 (100,000 police and gendarmes). “The slight decrease is explained by an increase in the device last year to enforce the curfew and by increased mobilization in the West Indies and New Caledonia for several weeks,” said Beauvau.
In Paris, where 9,000 police officers will be mobilized, the prefecture announced the closure of drinking establishments on Saturday and Sunday from 2:00 am, also prohibiting “all dance activities in all establishments open to the public”. Gatherings of people giving rise to the consumption of alcohol on public roads are also prohibited in Paris.
Mask wearing control
The police will also control the wearing of the mask, which is again compulsory in the streets of Paris, in the Paris region and in many cities in France, such as Lyon.
“Considering the number of people or situations that one risks to manage, obviously that risks to be secondary” to control the wearing of the mask, declared on BFMTV / RMC David Le Bars, of the union of the commissioners. “There are two priorities this (Friday) evening: the forbidden gatherings against a background of alcohol, and you know that when there is alcohol it is difficult to convince and then there are those who will commit acts delinquency, ”he added.
The threshold of 200,000 positive Covid cases was reached for the first time on Wednesday, a new record after some 180,000 cases on Tuesday.
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