佛’Frenzy New Year’s Party’ for 36 hours in the countryside… It was 2,500 no-masks

A large number of fines were imposed on European youths who gathered in empty warehouses in rural French villages to avoid curfew and held a New Year celebration in groups.

According to the Associated Press on the 2nd (local time), French police arrested 7 people, including 2 leaders, among those who attended the New Year’s party held in an empty warehouse in the Brittany region in western France on the 31st of last month and arrested 1,200 people. Fined him.

People who have attended a New Year’s party held in a warehouse in Brittany, France from the 31st of last month are posing in front of the camera. French police fined 1,200 people for not wearing masks and violating the curfew. [AFP=연합뉴스]

CNN reported that 800 out of 1,200 were arrested for not wearing masks and violating the curfew, while the remaining 400 were suspected of possessing prohibited drugs.

In France, if a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) quarantine measures or a curfew is violated, a penalty of at least 135 euros (180,000 won) is required. The curfew time was stipulated from the 15th of last month from 8pm to 6am.

About 2,500 people flocked to this party, which was held on the last day of 2020. Most of the attendees did not wear masks, CNN reported. They danced to techno music, drank and partyed. In addition to France, it is said that young people came from other countries such as Spain, England, and Belgium.

When the police came to the scene, some attendees rioted, throwing stones at the police or setting fire to the patrol car. Some of the riot personnel were wounded by illness and stone. The police only dismissed them on the last two days, 36 hours after the party started.

French health authorities said that the party attendees were likely to spread the coronavirus, and asked them to self-isolate for a week and then undergo a corona diagnostic test.

In France, around 20,000 new confirmed cases occur every day. The reopening of cultural facilities such as movie theaters and art galleries has been postponed since French President Emmanuel Macron has not been able to reach the goal of ‘5,000 new confirmed cases per day’.

According to World O Meter as of the 3rd, the cumulative coronavirus confirmed in France amounted to about 2.64 million and 64,000 deaths. The total number of confirmed cases is the highest in Europe.

French police are listening to statements from attendees at a warehouse party held in Brittany on the 2nd. About 2,500 people flocked to the party that day. The party that started on the 31st of last month only ended on the 2nd. [AFP=연합뉴스]

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