A general reconfinement of the country would be "disproportionate", still estimated Emmanuel Macron on October 14.
Two weeks later, it is therefore forced and forced that the Head of State announced this Wednesday evening the placing of the country under a bell, five months after the end of a first confinement and in the face of a galloping Covid-19 epidemic .
"We are overwhelmed by a second wave, which will undoubtedly be harder and more deadly than the first", justified the President of the Republic.
"After weighing the pros and cons, I decided that it was necessary to find from Friday the confinement which made it possible to stop the virus", declared the President of the Republic, during his speech, this Wednesday evening .
“The whole territory is concerned”, with the exception of development in the French overseas territories.
The measure will come into force overnight from Thursday to Friday and will last until December 1 “at a minimum”.
Debates followed by votes on the fight against Covid-19 will take place in the National Assembly on Thursday morning and in the Senate in the afternoon.
Open schools
This second confinement will be more flexible than the one introduced in March.
“Because we have learned from the events, this confinement will be adapted on three main points.
The schools will remain open.
The work can continue.
Ehpad and retirement homes can be visited, ”said Emmanuel Macron.
Activity in public services, factories, farms and construction will continue in strict compliance with health protocols.
In the spring, the French population was confined for 55 days, from March 17 to May 11, with severe restrictions on movement and the closure of schools, non-essential businesses and borders.
