While the indicators of the epidemic are deteriorating, Gérald Darmanin called on Tuesday for a strengthening of the controls of the health pass.
Invited to the microphone of France Inter, the Minister of the Interior believes that there was "a relaxation of controls in September-October".
“After the summer, we went down to 20,000 checks per week by the police.
There are now between 50 to 60,000 checks in restaurants and rooms that welcome the public ", he defended, adding that on average, the police carry out" 460 verbalizations per week " .
. @ GDarmanin: “Yes, there has been a relaxation of sanitary pass controls.
There were 20,000 checks per week, at the request of the President of the Republic, we went back to 50 to 60,000 checks per week.
Last week there were 460 verbalizations. ”
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- France Inter (@franceinter) November 23, 2021
But faced with the acceleration of the spread of the virus, the tenant of Place Beauvau does not exclude the possibility of tightening the constraints.
“If we do [
these checks
], it is because for all those who welcome the public apply the health pass.
Otherwise, we will have to do as in other countries and apply restrictions in shops, in places of life.
And no one wants to go back to this situation, ”the minister further underlined.
"The incidence is increasing, hospitalization is increasing"
Thus, faced with the increase in the number of contaminations, the Minister of the Interior indicated that he had sent an instruction to the prefects in order to bring together without delay the departmental representatives of the hotel and catering industry.
The goal: to remind them that "it is imperative to re-mobilize all the players concerned" by applying the health pass for customers and employees of establishments.
"The virus is increasing, the incidence is increasing, hospitalization is increasing," he said.
"It is therefore absolutely necessary that each restaurant owner and hotelier apply this control."
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In passing, the minister mentioned the contamination of Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Monday evening.
Gérald Darmanin, like the Minister of Sports Roxana Maracineanu and the Minister of Tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne had been placed in solitary confinement.
For his part, the Minister of the Interior clarified that he had tested negative and is no longer considered as a contact case.
