Containment: braking measures extended to the whole country, announces Emmanuel Macron

16, then 19, and now ... the whole country.

All metropolitan departments will be subject to “braking measures” already in force in 19 of them, announced Emmanuel Macron in his speech this Wednesday evening.

They will come into force "Saturday evening, and for four weeks" minimum.

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This mainly involves the closure of shops that do not sell basic necessities and the ban on traveling without a certificate within a radius of 10 km around your home.

It is still possible to go shopping or go to a place of worship within a radius of 30 km, provided you have proof.

Finally, it will be prohibited, unless there is a compelling reason (death in the family, professional imperative, etc.), to move from one department to another from April 5.

In other words, the Easter holidays will have to take place close to home.

No "hard" confinement

The goal is to limit the spread of the virus without forcing people to stay at home.

The famous "Inside with mine, outside as a citizen" or "brake without locking up", to use the slogans used for ten days by the government.

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These restrictions are far from resembling "hard" confinement, which several doctors wanted.

But the executive has always indicated that it had to deal with factors other than just the health situation, in particular the acceptability of the restrictions decided upon.