Fifteen days after Emmanuel Macron’s speech and the announcement of the reconfinement, the Prime Minister took stock of the situation on the Covid-19 epidemic in France during a defense council. This Thursday, November 12, the authorities announced that the confinement rules remain unchanged for the next two weeks.
Point on the numbers
Two weeks after the announcement of the reconfinement, the Prime Minister spoke at a press conference this Thursday, November 12, 2020 in order to take stock of the health situation. We thus learn that the peak of the month of April in the number of hospitalizations linked to the coronavirus was crossed in France with more than 10,000 deaths in the last two months and 400 to 500 daily deaths in recent days. ” In recent days, we have been counting one hospitalization every 30 seconds and one admission to intensive care unit every three minutes. […] 40% of people admitted to intensive care are under 65 »Explained the Prime Minister.
The effect of re-containment on the curve of new contaminations
According to Jean Castex, the effect of the re-containment is starting to bear fruit. “We have noticed that the evolution of the number of new contaminations has slowed down over the past week,” he explains. As the coronavirus (RO) reproduction rate fell below 1 (ranging from 0.8 to 0.9), the Prime Minister said that ” containment strategy seems to produce the first expected effects even if we must remain cautious “. According to him, ” This trend is recent and therefore fragile. We do not yet see the impact of this development on hospitalizations, although it is fundamentally our goal. “.
However, the decrease in the number of positive cases for Covid-19 is not yet significant enough to be felt in intensive care units. According to Jean Castex: “ We believe the peak of the second wave could be reached in our hospitals early next week “.
Containment rules unchanged for the next fortnight
After taking stock of the health situation in France, the Prime Minister declared: ” it would be irresponsible to lift or lighten the device now “. Therefore, he announced ” maintaining the confinement rules unchanged for at least the next 15 days “.
Thus, schools, colleges and high schools remain open and must always apply the reinforced health protocol. Teleworking remains the rule when possible and non-essential businesses must remain closed. The Prime Minister also announced that the first containment relief measures will not take place before December 1 and will only concern non-essential businesses. In other words, bars, restaurants, sports halls and other places open to the public ” where the risks of contamination are inherently higher »Will remain closed even after this date. Likewise, travel will still be subject to a certificate beyond December 1, even if the indicators are improving, said Jean Castex.
End-of-year celebrations in small groups
As for the end of year celebrations, the Prime Minister announced that the government’s objective is to be able to “ allow a new reduction at the time of the Christmas holidays so that the French can spend the end of the year celebrations with their family. But these will not be able to stand in the same way as usual. We will of course be able to find his own, but it would not be reasonable to hope to be able to organize a big party for several dozen people, in particular for the New Year’s Eve of December 31 ”. According to him, “it’s a bit early to book your train ticket for the holidays. “. The government will provide more information on the subject by the end of November.
