The prefect signed the decree this Thursday, December 30. From tomorrow, the mask will be compulsory again in the hypercentres of the big cities of Isère. In the four main ski resorts in the department as well, it will now be necessary to wear the mask everywhere outside.
Grenoble, Vienne, Bourgoin-Jallieu and Voiron
To contain the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic and “in accordance with the Prime Minister’s announcements“explains Frédéric Bouteille, the chief of staff of the prefect of Isère, the mask will again be compulsory in the hypercentres of the big cities of Isère. Namely Grenoble, Vienne, Bourgoin-Jallieu and Voiron. The measure will come into force on December 31.
“Omicron imposes that in these places where there is a lot of brewing […] the protective measures are strictly applied. “- Frédéric Bouteille, the chief of staff of the prefect of Isère
In the four major ski resorts of the department, where until now the wearing of the mask was obligatory in the queues and in the ski lifts, the skiers will no longer have the right to remove their mask. “We will have to wear it everywhere all the time in the station“explains Frédéric Bouteille. No half measures,”we know that in the stations there is a lot of activity in the evening. This is obviously where we will have to be extremely vigilant“adds the chief of staff of the prefect of Isère.”The very strong incidence, the very strong contagiousness of the Omicron variant, means that in these places where there is a lot of mixing, where people come from everywhere, where there are several nationalities and a very high density, the protective measures are applied strictly and everywhere“insists Frédéric Bouteille. They are therefore concerned the resorts of Chamrousse, Villard-de-Lans, Les Deux Alpes and Alpe d’Huez.