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Friday, November 26, the shadow of Covid-19 hangs over the opening of the Strasbourg Christmas market (Bas-Rhin), a major tourist event in the region with one and a half million visitors. Journalist Marine Demazure is on hand to take stock of the situation.
The 300 exhibitors at the Strasbourg Christmas market (Bas-Rhin), as well as Strasbourg residents and the thousands of visitors expected, are relieved that the event will be maintained despite the health situation. “After a blank year, the festivities return from tonight, but under strict conditions. Wearing a mask is compulsory, as is hand disinfection before touching anything on the stands. The sanitary pass is also required. to eat “, explains journalist Marine Demazure, live from Strasbourg.
“This device is still likely to evolve depending on the health situation, if we want to avoid the cascading cancellations of Christmas markets as in our German neighbors. We are monitoring the incidence rate, it is currently 272 cases. per 100,000 inhabitants in the department, an increase of 80% over one week “, concludes the journalist.