Its impact should be visible "in a few days". It is still "too early to draw health conclusions" from the partial lifting of the containment of the population, argued Olivier Véran, Wednesday, interviewed after the Council of Ministers.
"It takes at least 10 to 15 days for us to know if there is an impact on the epidemic but what we see on a daily basis is a reduction in the number of new admissions, the number of patients in resuscitation ”, moderates the Minister of Health.
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"So we are not witnessing a re-growth in the circulation of the virus, but that does not mean that the virus does not circulate", he noted, nine days after the start of the deconfinement of the population.
Residents grouping
On the eve of a long weekend, and while fears have been expressed in the face of the grouping of residents who have gone out for a walk, particularly in the big cities, Olivier Véran said that he was "extremely vigilant" on this point.
"I am not making a moral judgment, but we can see a certain number of people wanting to go out and perhaps regroup too much in places. It's sunny outside, we know it's very complicated and the temptation is strong after weeks of confinement, ”he concedes.