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Diners in Marseille defy restaurant ban

Local politicians said the move was disproportionate to the risk and would devastate the local economy.

The government order came last week after it placed Marseille and its surroundings on the Mediterranean on the maximum alert level for the spread of the virus.

On Monday (September 28), dozens of protesters carried banners criticising the government order and a few restaurants in the city's Old Port remained open.

While police vehicles were stationed outside the row of restaurants, none were forced to shut.