Since March 17, the 31 SPVM neighbourhood stations are temporarily closed to the public for an indefinite period.[38] On March 23, the SPVM declared a state of emergency throughout its territory for an indefinite period in order to optimize the interventions related to COVID-19.[39] Under the 2015-2021 collective agreement, all overtime hours are remunerated as if they had been worked in normal times.[40] As of April 9, the SPVM would have carried out approximately 4,000 interventions with the population in order to enforce the decree prohibiting gatherings.