News broke late yesterday that cafes, bars and restaurants across the whole Aix-Marseille Metropole are to be closed completely for two weeks from Saturday. The decision which came from the Health Ministry in Paris also affects sports halls, gyms and salles des fetes. The local reaction has been furious with elected officials including the new mayor of Marseille saying that they weren’t consulted: https://www.laprovence.com/article/france-monde/6120509/direct-laprovence-coronavirus-a-aix-marseille-le-reconfinement-des-bars-et-restaurants-provoque-lin
In Aix, the feisty mayor Marysse Joissans, said, “Une catastrophe, je saute sur place, je suis dans une colère monstre”, pointing out that in the whole town there are just 5 sick people in réanimation, alongside 10 others in hospital. https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/6120588/coronavirus-aix-ferme-la-veran-la-grosse-colere-de-maryse-joissains.html
What a distressing situation for people trying to run their businesses and maintain their staff during this pandemic.
Thanks to Susan and Nasse for a heads-up on this.
aixcentric 
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