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Clandestine parties, a choice for many young people to have fun in Paris

Paris, Apr 3 (EFE) .- (Camera: Mario García Sánchez) On the eve of his third confinement in a year, which comes after months of curfew, young people in Paris multiply their ingenuity to have fun in meetings and Clandestine parties in full acceleration of the cases of Covid-19 and saturation at the ICUs.FOOTAGE OF THE SIENNA RIVER AND POLICE CHECKPOINTS IN PARIS.SOUNDBITES OF A SPANISH STUDENT, 21The goal(of these parties) is to socialize. In France there is not much else to do, other than these parties and drinking in the parks. Organizers are very relaxed, even if they get the higher fines. There was another party at the same place next day. I don't know if neighbors complained or not. There was a group from Erasmus and I got a message through Whatsapp and that's how I know about these parties. I felt I was not going to get into trouble.CARLOS REYES, MEXICAN ENGINEER, 23There are very dangerous actions like drinking from the same bottle, and there's no space or ventilation. There is no respect to social distance. They invited me to organize parties, but they were really looking to gain some money. There are no adults, so they feel there is no risk. They feel they are young and they feel like only elderly people are affected by the virus. There are even parties underground in Paris, with no exit routes, very dangerous. They have been doing it for a while.ARTUR RODRIGUEZ, BRAZILIAN HOTEL WORKER, 30Police can't access homes. They dont have any rights. Its forbidden by the law. They need an order from the judge to enter the premises. Thank God. Otherwise, it would be like a dictatorship like China. We're like a river, if we find a stone, we'll find a way to dodge it. If there is a problem with the law, we'll find a way to dodge it. There are ridiculous rules.