The epidemic is slowing down a bit, the confinement is easing a bit.
Three weeks after the country was placed under a bell to try to stem the second wave of Covid-19, Emmanuel Macron must unveil this Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. the measures to relax the device.
Because faced with the virus, it is no longer just a question of maintaining the balance between health security on the one hand and the survival of the economy on the other.
It is now a question of giving a horizon to a country morally exhausted by this second confinement, fearing that the worst is to come with the economic and social consequences of the coming weeks and months.
It is for this reason that the President of the Republic considered that he had to come and express himself in front of the French, to whom he made an appointment on television for the second time in less than a month. .
Thursday, it is the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, who will detail, during the traditional weekly press conference, the practical modalities of the new health vade-mecum.
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Before all this, the Head of State must convene a Health Defense Council this Tuesday morning to determine the precise perimeter of the loosening.
And make a few final arbitrations before his solemn evening address.
Protection bridge
Sunday, in the
JDD
, the president lifted a corner of the veil on his state of mind.
"
Nothing is worse than uncertainty and the impression of endless gloom
," he said.
This is why "
we need consistency, clarity, a course
", and "to
have together where we are going and how to get there
".
This implies, according to government spokesman Gabriel Attal, to proceed in several stages.
With a three-step schedule: "
First around December 1, then before the end of year holidays, then from January 2021
".
According to a regular interlocutor of Emmanuel Macron, this deconfinement step by step should make it possible to build "
a bridge of protection until the major vaccine campaigns can begin
".
Clearly, "
all this is still part of a good semester
", we summarize from the same source.
For now, only businesses designated administratively under the term "non-essential", such as bookstores or clothing stores, are heading for a reopening on December 1.
The same goes for places of worship and sports clubs (for minors only), with reinforced health protocols.
As for cinemas, theaters and museums, they should be able to resume an almost normal activity, but remain suspended from the establishment of a possible curfew.
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Whatever scenario is chosen, cafes, bars and restaurants are almost certain that they will not be able to raise the curtain for several more weeks.
“
The triptych of contamination is
“ talk, sing, sweat ”.
In all the places where we do this, we do not wear the mask.
This is why bars, restaurants, nightclubs or sports halls will undoubtedly remain closed for a long time,
”warns a close friend of Emmanuel Macron.
Before summarizing his mission on Tuesday evening: "
It is not a question of promising paradise or miracles, but paths of hope."
