Coronavirus: what to know this Wednesday, May 6

Good evening,

Today, on this 51st day of confinement, Emmanuel Macron has gone to the bedside of the world of culture , laminated by the pandemic. The government is refining the final details on the deconfinement that Edouard Philippe will unveil tomorrow at 4 p.m. The French doubt the government even if they are paradoxically confident about the May 11 deadline. The so-called "sensitive" neighborhoods are prey to repeated violence. In Germany, the government of Angela Merkel accelerated the return to normalcy under pressure from the Länder .

Roland Gauron, journalist at Le Figaro

1. Where is the epidemic?

In the past 24 hours, France has recorded 278 new deaths, according to the Directorate General of Health. The daily toll was Tuesday of 330 deaths. The epidemic has thus killed 25,809 people in France since March 1, including 16,237 in hospitals and 9,572 in nursing homes and other medico-social establishments, according to the Directorate General of Health.

Average change in the number of patients over a week. Marie Coussin and Nicolas Mondon for Fig Data

The pressure on resuscitation services continues to ease, with 283 fewer Covid-19 patients. The total number of serious cases in intensive care reaches 3147. Sixty-nine new serious cases have been admitted since yesterday. A total of 23,983 people are hospitalized for coronavirus infection and 833 new admissions were recorded in 24 hours.

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On the map developed for deconfinement, the Sarthe changes from orange to green. It still has 27 departments in red in mainland France.

The provisional deconfinement map by department, updated to May 6. Le Figaro

2. What happened today

French impatient. Édouard Philippe will take stock this Thursday at 4 pm on “the stage of May 11,” announced Matignon. The last executive arbitrations must be stopped during a dinner at the Élysée on Wednesday evening. In the meantime, Jean Castex, in charge of coordinating the work on the release of the containment, pointed out the risk of a "relapse" . "I seem to observe a slight relaxation" in the behavior of the French, he stressed during a hearing before the Senate. Tristan Vey and Vincent Bordenave from the Sciences department explain where the threshold of 3000 new cases comes from beyond which deconfinement could be postponed. According to our survey, our fellow citizens are fairly confident. They are 65% to think that this one will intervene as planned on May 11. Paradoxically, a majority of those questioned do not trust the government to carry it out.

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Macron at the bedside of culture. The head of state brought together a dozen artists at the end of the morning to reassure the culture community, which had been damaged by the pandemic. After this meeting behind closed doors, Emmanuel Macron, in shirt sleeves, drew up a catalog of proposals. "A series of measures for the arts, to make envy of many other sectors" , details our journalist Claire Bommelaer. However, several figures in the sector, interviewed by Le Figaro , admit disappointment or consider themselves forgotten by the outline plan. Because if bookstores, museums, record stores and art galleries will be able to reopen as of May 11, the curtain will remain drawn in cinemas, festivals and other concert halls. "I hope that Edouard Philippe will announce the reopening of cinemas on June 2," says Jocelyn Bouyssy, owner of CGR cinemas. In the meantime, certain shootings of films or series will be able to resume in Paris, under conditions.

Emmanuel Macron made a series of proposals to support a cultural sector that has been completely shutdown for two months. Ludovic Marin / Pool via REUTERS

Repeated violence in the neighborhoods. Jean Chichizola of the Society service drew up a map of urban violence during confinement. “In total, according to Place Beauvau, 164 cities experienced at least one episode of urban violence with particularly affected municipalities: Toulouse, Aulnay-sous-Bois, Trappes and Strasbourg, not to mention Mamoudzou, capital of the Mayotte department… » Underlines our journalist. His colleague Christophe Cornevin went through the latest assessment that the Ministerial Statistical Service of Internal Security (SSMSI). If that reveals a marked decline in intentional injury and beating within couples, this drop could be deceptive. Because home interventions have experienced a significant jump, and the frequency of the “chat” set up on the platform for reporting sexual and gender-based violence has increased 14-fold since confinement.

In Palermo as in Bari, mafia recruiters knock on the door of families known to be in difficulty and come to offer them bags of food

At our European neighbors. In Germany, under pressure from the Länder , the government of Angela Merkel seems to have given up imposing a graduated approach. All stores, restaurants, hotels or nurseries will be able to the rhythm of locally determined terms, explains our correspondent Nicolas Barotte. From Madrid, Matthieu de Taillac recounts how the pandemic came to upset political alliances. To extend the state of emergency, the government of Pedro Sanchez was forced to negotiate the support of a group that had previously claimed its role as an opponent. In Italy, the mafia are on the lookout to take advantage of an economy weakened by the crisis. "In Palermo, in the Zen district, as in Bari, they knock on the door of families known to be in difficulty and come to offer them bags of food," says journalist Roberto Saviano, specialist in mafias.

3. See, read, dress…

See. François Aubel, Julia Baudin and Constance Jamet from the Culture department invite us to head for Italy and discover the charm of the transalpine series. If Gomorra or The New Pope already have the favor of the French public, our journalists have selected four nuggets to discover without delay. Namely: Il Processo , Il Cacciotore , Il Miracolo and Baby . "By their relentless realism, their historical significance or their mystical power, these fictions, to which we could add Suburra (on Netflix), all develop their own universe and show the immense know-how of our neighbors in terms of series" , judge our three critics.

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Read. Their colleague Astrid De Larminat, for his part, reread the Letters to a young man , by Max Jacob. The collection consists of around fifty letters of mail that the poet sent during the Second World War to a young author, Jean-Jacques Mezure, after having definitively retired to Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire. “These moving letters draw the portrait of a man finally unified but whose heart is still a gaping wound, like the Sacred Heart, the pierced chest of Christ, on which he never stopped meditating. Until his arrest in February 1944 and his death a few days later in Drancy among his family, "she believes.

After several weeks locked up, the need arises to move easily, without hindrance

Get dressed. Émilie Faure from the Fashion section asked several French women from various backgrounds, ages and professions to find out if confinement would change the way they dress or buy clothes in the coming months. “A desire shared unanimously by the women interviewed: not to feel cramped. After several weeks locked up, the need arises to move easily, without hindrance. It results in a garment that is both wide and flattering, ” notes our journalist. On the footwear side: “Not surprisingly, the French women will stay flat. Anchored in the ground (...) If there is a heel, it must be small and, above all, comfortable. ”

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To cook. Michelin-starred chef Florent Ladeyn, revealed by the Top Chef show a few years ago, invites Le Figaro readers to make and taste their lentil flour waffles at home. "It was this winter that I developed the savory recipe that I am offering you, served as an arrival snack at the Auberge du Vert Mont," explains the restaurateur. “The recipe has no difficulty. If you can leave the dough to rest in the fridge, it's better for it to swell and explode when cooked. The lentil flour gives a little curry side to the preparation. If you can't find it, replace it with quinoa flour. ”

4. Photo of the day

In Amsterdam bars and restaurants are not yet allowed to reopen. One establishment tested a facility to prepare for future health restrictions. Friends and family of staff played the guinea pigs for an evening REUTERS / Robin van Lonkhuijsen

5. Containment, instructions for use

Despite the containment measures, it is possible to leave your home in several cases:

• Go to your place of work, if teleworking is impossible.
• Do your shopping in "authorized local shops".
• Go to the doctor or pharmacy.
• Travel to babysit or care for "vulnerable" people.
• Make short trips, one hour maximum and within a radius of one kilometer, related to individual physical exercise.
• Go to judicial or administrative summons.
• Participate in missions of general interest at the request of the administrative authority.

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In the event of an inspection, you must present a certificate to the police. It can be downloaded here, on a smartphone or be handwritten. The document must be completed at each outing to justify the reason. Violators are liable to a fixed fine of 135 euros, or even 1500 euros in the event of a repeat offense.

6. The reflexes to adopt

A few simple steps can limit the spread of the virus. Here they are :

• Wash your hands every hour.
• Cough or sneeze into the crease of his elbow.
• Use disposable tissues.
• Avoid kissing or shaking hands.
• Wear a mask when you are sick.
• Limit your movements as much as possible.

Covid-19 is spread by saliva through close contact with an infected person, especially when the person coughs or sneezes. The virus also remains viable for a few hours on different surfaces.

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The disease manifests itself in several symptoms. In 9 out of 10 cases, this results in a fever below 39 ° C. According to the World Health Organization, this fever is most often accompanied by a state of fatigue , signs of shortness of breath and a dry cough .

7. What to do in case of symptoms?

The most important thing is not to go immediately to a general practitioner or to the emergency room to avoid infecting more people. Wearing a mask is highly recommended. For the rest, the recommendations of the Ministry of Health differ from case to case.

Stay home if you have few or no symptoms , taking care not to infect your loved ones. If you have a fever, take paracetamol. Possibly plan a follow-up teleconsultation with your doctor.

If you feel that you are having difficulty breathing , with a feeling of suffocation, after having felt proud and coughing for several days, call 15. Centers 15 being overwhelmed, rhinitis and fever or cough well tolerated should not make the subject of an appeal.

See you tomorrow.