A reconfinement plan has already been thought out by Jean Castex, a senior official charged by Edouard Philippe with developing the deconfinement strategy.
Two days after deconfinement, let’s talk about reconfinement… “IIt is essential to consider it and would be unreasonable not to consider it“, declared before the law commission of the National Assembly, Jean Castex, mayor of Prades (Pyrénées-Orientales).
Charged by the Prime Minister with the deconfinement strategy, Jean Castex also has a reconfinement plan. “It is normal for me to mention it and it is normal for the public authorities to prepare for it (…) In the absence, in the short term, of a vaccine or a curative solution, the French population remains vulnerable to a resumption of the epidemic.”
Three weeks to assess the situation
According to him, a reconfinement can be established in France “if the number of positive cases per day were to double compared to what it is today”. A measure applicable to the whole country, as well as to certain territories. Everything is possible. “You have to be able to react as quickly as possible”he hammered.
Jean Castex gives himself three weeks to assess the situation: “The indicators are those that will allow us to follow the period from May 11 to June 2. Monitor daily and in a territorialized way to see the evolution of the situation.”
Reorganization and support systems
Meanwhile, as a precaution, the senior official recommends in his report to disarm only very “progressively resuscitation beds in the hospital, the capacity of which had been increased during the crisis”. In the event of a second epidemic wave, the reorganization of hospital services should be done “very quickly (within 24, 48 or 72 hours depending on the bed) to deal with a new influx of patients.”
The mayor of Prades also asks to “provide social and economic support systems of the nature of those put in place during the confinement period”but also to “better prevent the psychosocial risks of confinement, which are now better known.”
Finally, Jean Castex insists on the responsibility of all and respect barrier gestures and distancing measures : “VSis an appointment that our country has with itself.”
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