To cope with the strong increase in the number of Covid-19 cases and to avoid transmission of the virus as much as possible during New Years Eve on December 31, almost all the prefectures of the country have put in place security measures linked to this evening. of New Year’s Eve.
Bars and restaurants close at 2 a.m.
Drinking establishments and restaurants will have to close at 2 a.m. in many departments. This particularly concerns Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Calvados, Charente, Charente-Maritime, or even Gironde. In the Rhône, Var or Finistère, bars will have to close at 1am.
Dance activity will be banned in many departments, in places open to the public. This is the case in Paris, but also in the departments of Ile-de-France, in the Rhône, in Gironde or even in the North.
Festive gatherings prohibited
Festive gatherings will be banned in many departments. This concerns, for example, Paris, the departments of Ile-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nord, Rhône, Corrèze or even Indre-et-Loire. In some departments, such as Gironde or Vienne, gatherings of more than ten people will be prohibited.
The consumption of alcohol and the sale of alcohol to take away will be prohibited on public roads in almost all of the French departments.
No fireworks
The sale, purchase and transport of fireworks, as well as the purchase, retail sale and transport of all fuels, flammable gases, fuel or explosives will be prohibited in almost all of the departments.
A curfew for minors in certain departments
In Bas-Rhin, a curfew will be introduced for unaccompanied minors under the age of sixteen in the Strasbourg agglomeration. This curfew will be in place from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. On the other hand, there is no curfew in the Haut-Rhin for minors.