Vaccine pass, restrictions … Government announcements after a Health Defense Council – RT in French
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The government provides an update at a press conference on the new measures taken in the context of the Covid pandemic, in particular the vaccine pass project, which the authorities hope to bring into force as soon as possible.
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Monday, December 27
Olivier Véran, questioned by the press, was unable to give a firm answer on the need for a 4th dose. He said he was “totally open to this prospect” if it was found to be necessary. “This question will come in due time,” he said.
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Olivier Véran assured that there were currently more “children hospitalized in pediatric intensive care due to bronchiolitis than due to a severe form of Covid”, to justify the absence of additional measures on children.
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“The characteristics of Omicron”, a variant of the virus in the process of becoming the majority, “will lead us, after advice from the health authorities, to adjust our doctrine on the duration of isolation”, explained the Prime Minister, adding that the executive “fix[ait] these new rules by the weekend ”.
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Olivier Véran called on fragile people, especially if they are waiting for their 3rd dose, to limit their movements in front of the unknown that Omicron hovers over this audience.
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Jean Castex specified that the economic sectors impacted by the new measures would be compensated.
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The government will not postpone the start of the school year, and will not “switch[ra] [pas] secondary schools and high schools, ”announces Jean Castex.
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The curfew is ruled out for the moment by the executive, announces Jean Castex.
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During this same period, recourse to teleworking becomes compulsory in all companies and for all employees who can, at a rate of 3 days minimum per week and if possible 4 days, announced the Prime Minister.
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From January 3, for a period of three weeks, large gatherings limited to 2,000 people maximum indoors 5,000 outdoors and “standing concerts” will be prohibited, announced the Prime Minister.
“Consumption in bars and cafes can no longer be done only standing up but only sitting down”, he further announced.
The ceremonies of vows in January will be canceled, said Jean Castex.
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“I want to tell you how much this practice scandalizes me […] it is a deliberate act of endangering the life of others ”, said the Prime Minister on the people who falsify health passes.
The new law in preparation provides for strengthening the sanctions against offenders.
At the end of a Health Defense Council headed by Emmanuel Macron, a Council of Ministers met on December 27 to discuss the new measures that the government is preparing to take in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ministers Jean Castex and Olivier Véran will provide an update at a press conference.
In particular, the bill establishing the controversial vaccination pass must be adopted before being considered in committee in the National Assembly later in the week. The executive wants to be able to apply from the first half of January this measure which it presents as making it possible to fight against the increase in contamination due to the Omicron variant, the intrinsic dangerousness of which is however subject to discussion.
Among the avenues that should be discussed during these meetings include measures targeting New Year’s celebrations, strengthening of rules for the isolation of contact cases or the possibility of extending the wearing of masks to certain gatherings. outdoors.
More than 100,000 new cases were recorded on December 25, Christmas Day, a figure unprecedented since the start of the pandemic, with also records of tests carried out.
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