With the whole of the French Riviera now living under a coronavirus lockdown, confinement is increasingly becoming the new normal with empty streets and increased police control. As the new measures to restrict movement were announced over a week ago, many asked the same question: what is going to happen to the homeless? The Riviera is tackling the issue by opening the doors of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
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The 2020 Cannes Film Festival has been postponed<\/a> due to coronavirus and it is unclear when, and if, the world\u2019s most prestigious and biggest film festival will take place this year. In the meantime, the famous Palais des Festivals is welcoming the city\u2019s homeless people during the national lockdown. Officials in Cannes are providing 82 beds day and night, meals, showers as well as books, games and television.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One man at the festival pavilion spoke to the French TV channel TF1, saying:<\/a> \u201cI\u2019ve been living on the streets for years, and then there was this problem, so I didn\u2019t know what was going to happen. We don\u2019t have much choice but to wait it out, but it\u2019s fine [\u2026] It\u2019s good for us to rest a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n La @villecannes<\/a> ouvre un deuxi\u00e8me centre d\u2019accueil des SDF au Palais des festivals pour que le confinement puisse s\u2019appliquer \u00e0 chacun et lutter contre la propagation du virus. — Palais des Festivals (@CannesPalais) March 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
\u27a1 https:\/\/t.co\/rFC7mvV56H<\/a>#solidarite<\/a> #Cannes<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tPswo6mqQL<\/a><\/p>\n