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Covid-19: Castex welcomes "first results" but considers deconfinement "premature"

2020-11-27T12:05:01.863Z


All epidemiological indicators are on the decline.Prime Minister Jean Castex assured Thursday, November 26 that " the first results are there " in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, but asked not to " lower your guard " and deemed " premature " a deconfinement, when of a press conference. Live: LIVE - Jean Castex maintains the gauge at 30 people in places of worship at least until December 15 " We cannot let our guard down, our goal is to


Prime Minister Jean Castex assured Thursday, November 26 that "

the first results are there

" in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, but asked not to "

lower your guard

" and deemed "

premature

" a deconfinement, when of a press conference.

Live: LIVE - Jean Castex maintains the gauge at 30 people in places of worship at least until December 15

"

We cannot let our guard down, our goal is to allow a gradual return to a more normal life, to allow you to spend the end of year holidays with your loved ones while limiting as much as possible the risk of epidemic resumption: It is therefore premature to speak of deconfinement,

”argued the head of government, two days after Emmanuel Macron's speech during which“

lightening

”of the confinement was announced.

Small businesses must reopen on Saturday, but the principle of containment and exit certificates is maintained until December 15.

It must be replaced on that date by a simple nighttime curfew.

A return to normal, with restaurants reopening, is planned for January 20, but on the express condition that "

the end of the year holiday period does not (have) resulted in a rebound in the epidemic

", warned the Prime Minister, recalling that until then, "

teleworking will remain the rule and should be as massive as possible

".

Read also: Covid-19: return to "normal life" in the fall of 2021 if wide vaccination, forecasts an epidemiologist

"

These measures have aroused on the part of some of you anger and incomprehension, I am perfectly aware of it, as I sincerely understand the general weariness of the French people and of all the peoples in the face of a epidemic which is prolonged and which is often unpredictable, but these measures were necessary

”, justified Mr. Castex.

The head of government also welcomed the "

first

positive

results

" since the implementation of the reconfinement.

In particular, the reproduction rate of the virus (R0) "

is today estimated at 0.65

", indicated Jean Castex, that is to say that 100 patients infect 65 people.

The epidemic regresses when the rate is lower than 1. According to the head of government, it is "

one of the lowest levels in Europe

".

Source: lefigaro

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