Information not to be missed
Still a few hours of suspense before very likely new restrictions.
The Elysee Palace announced this Wednesday morning that Emmanuel Macron would deliver a speech this Wednesday at 8 p.m., in reaction to the Covid-19 epidemic which continues to grow.
Towards a national reconfinement?
A generalized school closure?
A tougher curfew?
Several options are on the table and should be decided in the morning by the executive, during the 55th Health Defense Council organized since the start of this crisis.
The Prime Minister is not left out on the announcements side: Matignon indicated in the wake that Jean Castex will make a statement on Thursday, which will be followed by a debate and a vote in front of the two chambers of parliament, concerning "the evolution of the health situation and the measures necessary to respond to it ”.
What to remember too
Anne Hidalgo wants to close schools.
This Wednesday morning, the mayor of Paris asked for the closure of schools in Paris by virtue of a "very serious" health situation.
"There is a need to take a measure that slows down", she estimated at two and a half weeks of school holidays in Ile-de-France, deploring to date a "very great disorganization" in the establishments affected by contamination.
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The Order of Physicians calls for "re-containment wherever necessary".
The appeals and forums of health professionals have multiplied in recent days to demand important measures from the government on pain of no longer being able to control the epidemic in the short term.
This Wednesday, the Order of Physicians is calling for "re-containment wherever necessary".
"Until we are massively vaccinated, wherever the situation is serious, we must confine ourselves", writes the president of the Council of the Order, Patrick Bouet, in an open letter published by Liberation.
Illegal festivals in Lyon and Lille
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In Lyon, the prefecture seized the floor after some 300 people found themselves Monday evening in full curfew on the quays of the Saône, with music and drinks.
She denounces an "irresponsible and unacceptable gathering".
In Lille, 400 people, mainly students, gathered in a city park on Tuesday afternoon.
None were fined and the participants, who most often formed groups of six to ten people maximum, dispersed shortly before the curfew.
25 Algerians stranded for a month at Roissy airport.
The stopover of these Algerian nationals, including two children and elderly and fragile people, from London has dragged on since March 2.
The judicial proceedings initiated in summary proceedings by their lawyers yielded nothing.
So they sleep on the floor, in a terminal.
“They are at the end of their strength.
It becomes dramatic.
Nobody wants to solve their problem ”, laments one of their lawyers.
Unexpected information
The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking for its new Thomas Pesquet.
This Wednesday, the Agency is launching a call for applications to recruit its future astronauts.
Be careful not to miss the mark!
Applications must be submitted by May 28 at the latest and the opportunity will not present itself any time soon.
She is looking for four to six "professionals capable of conducting space flight missions in low earth orbit and on the moon" and proclaims: "Applications from women are encouraged.
The age requirement has also been broadened elsewhere.
If the maximum recommended age was 40 years old during the last selections in 2009, we can now apply up to 49 years old.