Police dispersed participants in a large-scale carnival in Marseilles that was not allowed by the authorities. This was reported on Twitter by the prefecture of the police department of Bouches-du-Rhône.
Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – March 22, 2021 – International News
“No masks, no physical distance. The complete irresponsibility of the participants of the La Plaine carnival in Marseilles in the midst of the health crisis, ”the statement reads.
According to the Charente libre newspaper, about 6,500 people took part in the carnival. The newspaper reports that the police used tear gas to disperse the audience.
In Marseilles, there are restrictive measures imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, city residents must wear masks in public places, and there are restrictions on the number of participants.
Earlier, the French Ministry of Health said that a new version of the coronavirus had been discovered in the northwestern province of Brittany. This is a derivative strain of Clade 20C, which is a type of coronavirus that has spread in North America.
According to the French Ministry of Health, 4.2 million people have fallen ill in the country since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, 35,000 of them in the last 24 hours. 91.9 thousand died, 285 per day.
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Source: Ukrgate