Faced with this concern, we give you some advice in order to optimize your imperative trips as much as possible and carry them out in complete safety.

Travel between 21 p.m. and 6 a.m. during the curfew

The curfew continues to be applied in France, from 21 p.m. since May 19. It will start at 23 p.m. on June 9. This measure should be lifted on June 30. Until this date, the certificate remains necessary to travel during the curfew. 

Since March 20, curfew starts later at 19 p.m., everywhere in France. Travel during curfew, from 19 p.m. to 6 a.m. is only possible for one of the following reasons: 

• professional activity, going to a place of training or education;
• medical consultation and purchase of drugs;
• assistance to a vulnerable person or childcare;
• movement of people with disabilities and their companions;
• judicial or administrative summons;
• participation in missions of general interest;
• moving house ;
• essential purchases or going to a place of worship;
• physical activity, outdoors or for a walk.

You must check the box “ between 19 p.m. and 6 a.m. »On the exceptional travel certificate. The latter has been simplified and includes the reasons for going out during confinement, from 6 a.m. to 19 p.m., which are the same as for going out during curfew.

Police officers and gendarmes will be mobilized to carry out checks. Failure to comply with the curfew may result in the person being fined € 135 the first time. In the event of a repeat offense, it may reach an amount of € 3.

A curfew from 21 p.m. to 6 a.m. has been in effect since December 15, throughout the metropolitan territory. Its objective is to limit gatherings, during which barrier measures are less well respected. To travel during the curfew, a new travel certificate is available for download or in digital version. It can be completed directly online or on the Tous Anti-Covid app. The reasons are more or less the same as for the curfew of October 17, namely professional, medical, transit-related trips, helping a loved one and taking a short walk within a radius of one kilometer around your home. An exception will be made for New Years Eve on December 24th. However, the curfew will be strictly enforced on the evening of December 31st.

Leave between 6 a.m. and 19 p.m. during confinement

Since May 3, it is possible to travel freely in France, without certificate during the day, from 6 a.m. to 19 p.m.

Since April 3, the reinforced measures (confinement) have come into force for a period of four weeks, throughout the metropolitan territory. The exits authorized during confinement are the same as those during the curfew. In addition, other documents are available:

• proof of business trip;
• proof of school travel.

Update March 19 – From midnight, the population of the following 16 departments is confined: Aisne, Alpes-Maritimes, Essonne, Eure, Hauts-de-Seine, Nord, Oise, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Seine -et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-Maritime, Somme, Val-de-Marne, Val-d’Oise, Yvelines. It is possible to go out within a radius of 10 km, with a certificate, with no time limit. So-called “non-essential” businesses will be closed, but schools will remain open. Update March 12 – Partial containment for the next weekends is established throughout the Pas-de-Calais department. This measure is extended in the agglomeration of Dunkirk.

Update February 26, 2021 – For the next two weekends, a non-conforming travel certificate becomes compulsory again in Dunkirk, Nice and in the towns of the coastal urban area which stretches from Menton to Théoule-sur-Mer , in the Alpes-Maritimes. Indeed, a partial containment is established, because the virus circulates at a very high level.

Following the deteriorating health situation, the citizens of metropolitan France are confined for the second time. This new confinement is decreed for four weeks, i.e. until December 1. The situation will be reassessed every two weeks and the measures will be adjusted accordingly. As last spring, everyone must bring the exceptional travel certificate to justify each outing. It is possible to generate the certificate in digital format, via the Tous Anti-Covid application or to download it. Anyone who is not in possession of this document is liable to a fine of € 15.

What movements are authorized during the first confinement?

Since May 11, date of the first deconfinement, it is possible to move around freely on national territory.

Following the significant spread of the coronavirus in France, on March 16, 2020, the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, announced exceptional travel restriction measures for all citizens in Metropolitan France and overseas (confinement ).

From Tuesday March 17 at noon, it was no longer possible for the French, to go to friends, to walk in the street or to play sports in a group outside. Journeys had to be reduced as much as possible in order to limit the risk of the spread of the coronavirus.   

From March 17, 2020 at noon, the authorized trips that will not be the subject of an offense by the police are as follows: 

• Getting to work when telecommuting is not possible
• Go shopping
• Go to the pharmacy and the doctor
• Go out to do a physical activity that cannot be done in a group (for example, running is allowed)
• Walk your pet
• Other imperative reasons for displacement such as helping a vulnerable person, dropping off or picking up their children in the event of shared custody.

During the various confinements or the curfew times announced to reduce the spread of Covid-19, authorized trips such as the purchase of drugs may be a source of concern for some. We give you some advice to live this period more serenely.   

Getting around during curfew and the third lockdown

First of all, it is imperative to download and carefully fill in the travel certificate or to bring proof of address, necessary in the event of a control by the police. The latter that you can find here will allow you to justify your trip and avoid a fine of 135 €.  

The travel certificate must be completed to go out during the curfew, from 19 p.m. to 6 a.m. It is no longer necessary during the day since May 3.

To move around during confinement, from 6 a.m. to 19 p.m., choose the category ” between 6h and 19h “. On the other hand, it is possible to move within a radius of 10 km, without certificate, for a physical activity or a walk. However, care must be taken to be able to present proof of address in the event of an inspection.   

Note: each trip must be the subject of a new declaration.  

Go out during the least crowded hours

To avoid being in contact with as few people as possible and therefore reduce the risk of being infected with the coronavirus, you can try to go to the supermarket or your pharmacy early in the morning or between 12 p.m. and 14 p.m., when the Most people eat breakfast.   

Wash your hands before going out and returning home

Before going out, remember to wash your hands with soap and water for at least 30 seconds, rubbing well under your fingernails and between your fingers. This very simple barrier measure helps kill viruses. Likewise when you get home, wash your hands again. If you have antibacterial gel, take it with you. This will be useful for you to disinfect your hands once your races are finished.   

Respect the distances

Keep a distance of 1 meter from other people you may meet, especially in queues. This therefore implies that if you meet someone on the route that you know, you should not shake his hand or give him a kiss. As a reminder, the 2019 coronavirus or Covid-19 is transmitted through close contacts.  

I have to go to the pharmacy, is it riskier?

In the event that you have to go to the pharmacy to recover treatment that does not concern the coronavirus, apply the barrier measures. Although this can be anxious, try to stay calm. Just because you go to the pharmacy does not mean that you will necessarily meet people who are positive for Covid-19 or that you are going to contract it. If you stick to the 1-foot safety distances and wash your hands while avoiding touching your face, you don’t have to worry more than that.   

If you are one of the people at risk (over 70, you have a chronic disease, diabetes etc.), try as far as possible to call on a loved one or a neighbor who will drop off your groceries in front of at your house. Many solidarity measures are being put in place in buildings, neighborhoods, etc. They allow in addition to that, to preserve the very important social bond for our psychological balance in this particular context.

Case of people with symptoms similar to those of Covid-19

In the event that you have symptoms such as a cough, fever, body aches, headaches … before moving, contact your doctor by phone or by teleconsultation. The latter will tell you what to do in the event of a medical examination or other imperative travel (food shopping, pharmacy, etc.).

Alors que le wearing a mask has become compulsory in practically all public places closed since July 20, such as supermarkets, public establishments or even shops, it is spreading in France. It becomes mandatory in some cities or even a department whole, even outdoors, as in the North part, the Yvelines or in the Doubs. On the other hand, the mask is no longer required in the squares, in the green spaces and on the coast of Alpes-Maritimes.

Since August 28, measures have been taken to limit the spread of the coronavirus to Paris. Pedestrians are required to put on their masks in the streets of the capital. Joggers or cyclists can circulate without wearing their mask, as their passage is of short duration.

Since September 1, the mask is mandatory in companies as well as in colleges and high schools. From the age of 11, children must also wear a category 1 mask to go out and from the age of 6 to school. This is also the case in Italy, a country heavily impacted by the coronavirus, where children are masked from 6 years old. 

Continuing to apply barrier gestures is absolutely essential. Wearing a mask alone is not effective if all the measures are not followed. In addition, the mask is not worn in just any way.

Since July 20, 2020, certain rules have been in effect concerning the wearing of a mask:

• from the age of eleven, it is compulsory to wear a fabric or surgical mask in closed public places;
• since September 1, 2020, it has been imposed in companies, collective offices and common professional spaces;
• since November 2, 2020, the wearing of a mask is compulsory in the closed spaces of the elementary school for the pupils. 

People with disabilities may be exempt from wearing a mask, provided they have a medical certificate. As a reminder, failure to comply with this rule may result in a fine of € 135. Wearing a mask is one of the preventive measures to prevent the spread of the virus and does not exempt from applying barrier measures.

In schools, students and staff must wear a category 1 general public mask, especially to deal with variants.