Jean Castex announced this Thursday that as of January 10, “
to gain in efficiency
” in the face of Covid-19, a person with symptoms or being in contact will be able to register on the Health Insurance website to obtain a “
immediate
”
work stoppage with
compensation without a waiting period.
"
From January 10, as soon as you have symptoms or you are in contact, you just have to register on the Health Insurance website to obtain an immediate compensated work stoppage without a waiting day
", declared the Prime Minister at a press conference. “
Health Insurance will systematically follow up with two to three phone calls over 7 days. Each person declared positive will be offered a home visit from January 20 by a nurse,
”he added.