While France has passed the milestone of 100,000 dead from Covid-19, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron mentioned, this Thursday, April 15 during several meetings, a plan for the gradual reopening of the country. The reopening of schools will take place on April 26 and May 3. As for the terraces and cultural places, they should reopen gradually and in stages, from mid-May.
Reopening of terraces and cultural places from mid-May
After a videoconference meeting with several mayors and a meeting devoted to the deconfinement strategy with a few ministers, both of which were held this Thursday, April 15 at the Elysee, Gabriel Attal, the government spokesperson, told the Echoes the first measures of reopening. He thus evoked: “ The French are eager to find their way back to their museums and restaurants. The president set a course: certain cultural places and certain terraces will reopen in mid-May “.
The plan to reopen the country is mentioned in a context where we observe a ” start of stabilization at the national level and a slight improvement in the first 16 departments affected by the measures. […] Between our efforts and the acceleration of vaccination, there is every reason to hope that this dynamic will be confirmed and translated into a decline, perhaps as early as next week. »Detailed Gabriel Attal.
A gradual reopening in stages
Without giving a precise date, the head of state would have mentioned a gradual reopening which will take place in stages ” every three weeks if all is well “. ” We will use rational, common sense criteria, distinguishing between outdoor and indoor places, those where you walk or not, those where it is necessary to remove your mask. », Said Gabriel Attal. He also specified that these reopenings could be territorialized according to the local health situations in the regions, in order to ” not to replay the deconfinement of last May “.
Reopening of nurseries and schools on April 26
In addition and whatever happens, Gabriel Attal confirmed the determination of the Head of State to reopen nurseries and primary schools from April 26. As for high schools and colleges, they will reopen as planned from May 3, 2021. ” For some, the return to class could be done in half-groups », Specified the spokesperson of the government. He also expressed the authorities’ willingness to increase the number of saliva tests and to use self-tests in schools in the regions most affected by the Covid-19 epidemic.
