Reconfinement: the French largely approve of the new health measures

The French approve of the reconfinement.

This is what 70% of them indicate in an Odoxa-Dentsu Consulting study carried out for

and France Info on Thursday.

More than half of those polled (51%) of them also claim to have been convinced by the speech delivered Wednesday evening by Emmanuel Macron.

This is 9 points more than when the curfew was announced two weeks ago, but 14 points less than for the introduction of the first lockdown last March.

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The other measures unveiled in recent hours - such as authorized visits to nursing homes, maintaining the opening of nurseries and schools or the generalization of teleworking - are also widely approved.

The only downside: the closure of “non-essential” businesses for at least 15 days, disapproved of by 52% of the population.

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The action of the executive also raises other criticisms.

For public opinion, the vast majority (87%), the government is not doing enough to fight the epidemic.

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The televised address, followed by 32.7 million viewers, finally persuaded the French that Emmanuel Macron had taken the measure of the gravity of the situation (75%).

They also believe that the Head of State has been clear and that he has shown that he understands the concerns of citizens.

On the other hand, a majority of them (54%) do not think that the president "

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