Coronavirus: will France take an example from Belgium and tighten the screws? A Defense Council took place on Monday
Just like the Netherlands, Germany or Italy, France is no exception in the European landscape: its epidemiological situation is worrying and forced the authorities to meet in the Sanitary Defense Council, this Monday after- midday.
With 42,252 new cases detected this Sunday and above all a number of hospitalized patients above 1,100 – a threshold that had not been crossed since the end of August – France is facing a real resurgence of the epidemic, while the country had been until then relatively spared by the fifth wave.
Therefore, the French executive met at the Elysee Palace at noon on Monday to decide on a possible turn of the screw to try to stop the spread of the virus. On the menu of discussions, in particular, the vaccination of young children.
According to France Info, the vaccination of all children aged between 5 and 11 from the month of January was debated during the meeting, without leading to a decision, the executive preferring to wait for the opinion of the High Health Authority.
An early winter break?
If the announcement of a curfew or confinement seems immediately excluded, the French government could floor on an anticipation of the Christmas holidays, like Belgium. If our colleagues from France Info can not confirm that such a decision will be announced or not, they nevertheless assure that the hypothesis of a had to be evoked and debated during this council.
BFMTV is also announcing possible gauges in order to limit attendance in certain public places, such as concert halls or performance venues.
Reinforced control of the health pass would also be on the agenda: the identity card could be required in addition to the certificate to access restaurants, for example.
If French President Emmanuel Macron has not yet announced a speech, he has promised to provide answers with “pragmatism, proportion and philosophy”.