The prefect delegate in the communities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, Serge Gouteyron, has decided to strengthen measures to fight against the Covid-19 epidemic which is currently raging in the West Indies. Since Monday, the curfew has been advanced. Travel is now prohibited between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. They were until then from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., reports Franceinfo.
In addition, the prefecture recalled that “all catering establishments must be closed at 8 pm in Saint-Barthélemy, as in Saint-Martin”. In addition, delivery is prohibited during the curfew. In order to enforce these new measures, the prefecture affirmed that checks would be carried out by the national gendarmerie.
15-44 year olds particularly affected, according to Public Health France
This decision was taken because of a “sharp deterioration in the hospital situation in Saint-Barthélemy,” said the prefect. “The positivity and incidence rates [sont] always above the respective vigilance and alert threshold testifying to a significant circulation of Sars-CoV-2, in a context of decreasing use of screening ”, wrote Santé Publique France in a bulletin published on Friday.
53 positive cases for Covid-19 were recorded between August 9 and 13. According to the organization, the age group most affected in Saint-Barthélemy is that of 15-44 years. As of August 12, 69.4% of the island’s population aged 12 and over had received at least one dose of vaccine and 60.0% had received a full vaccination schedule, according to Public Health France.