The two Nobels of economy Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee strongly recommend that the government confine the French throughout the month of December in order to allow families to spend Christmas together without risk of contamination of our elders.
From ” drastic measures “For a serene All Saints’ Day
Several doctors had already advised the government to take firm action: ” If we do not put in place drastic measures this weekend to slow the circulation of the virus responsible for Covid-19, we will have to face a second wave that is much more difficult to manage for hospitals and intensive care units than the first »They proclaim in a free Tribune of the Journal du Dimanche. A recommendation that emphasizes strict measures from this weekend to spend a serene holiday on All Saints’ Day. These measurements over 2 to 3 weeks could slow the progression of the virus and lower the curve, reducing ” the level of the epidemic to that we experienced last June “.
Two Nobel economy prizes sound the alarm
The two economists, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, who each won a Nobel Prize in 2019, fear an increase in the spread of the virus during the Christmas holidays, which could lead to spikes in mortality as in the United States where ” the long Memorial Day weekends at the end of May and July 4, Independence Day, were followed by peaks of contamination “. If containment is not planned for December, they warn that there could be a ” catastrophic upsurge in disease – and therefore hospitalizations and deaths – among the elderly after Christmas. Their children and grandchildren are unfortunately at risk of infecting them “. The cost would be significant but less than that ” to cancel Christmas “.
Oliver Veran, against early reconfinement
The Minister of Health is against preventive re-containment and does not wish “ completely stop the economic, social, cultural, sporting and family life of the French “. Not taking into account the proposal of the two economists, the Minister compares this scenario to ” prediction “. He believes he makes decisions as they go, “ which are adapted to the gravity of the moment “:” I do not plan to in two months to make plans on the comet. I project myself day by day with my batteries of figures, feedback from the field, in order to offer the French the safest path to avoid confinement and that they can spend family celebrations in good conditions. It will not go through an early confinement of three weeks “.
