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Covid-19 in October 2021: Saint-Martin lifted its curfew and required a health pass from 22 October
With 33 new Covid-19 cases in a week, the Préfet lifted the French side's curfew in October 2021 and required a health pass in bars, restaurants, hotels and events of more than 30 people from 22 October.
By SXM Daily ·
Reported October 2021.
The curfew on the French side of St. Martin was lifted in October 2021, as the Covid-19 situation improved, with 33 new cases recorded in the week of 11 to 17 October, Faxinfo reported. The Préfet, Serge Gouteyron, set a 1 am closing time for businesses open to the public.
Photo: Kevin Gabbert / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, illustrative
The health pass
From Friday 22 October 2021, bars, restaurants and hotels hosting more than 30 people had to apply the health pass (passe sanitaire), according to Faxinfo. Sporting, cultural and festive events with more than 30 people also had to apply it and be declared to the Prefecture in advance. In return, the other Covid-related limits on numbers were lifted.
To get in, customers had to show proof of full vaccination, a negative PCR or antigen test less than 72 hours old, or a certificate of recovery. Staff working in those venues, in public-facing areas, also had to hold a pass, and the operators were responsible for the checks.
The Daily Herald reported the same measures.
Sources
- https://www.faxinfo.fr/en/covid-19-levee-du-couvre-feu-a-saint-martin-et-precisions-sur-lapplication-du-passe-sanitaire/
- https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/french-side-curfew-lifted-with-reminder-on-health-pass-rules