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Covid-19: the Scientific Council, a very convenient shield for the executive

2020-12-16T18:58:35.176Z


ANALYSIS - Since the start of the crisis, between the great political promises of transparency and reality, the gap has been obvious.


Invited Tuesday morning on Europe 1, Jean Castex got bogged down on his own by trying to justify

government decisions on the management of the health crisis

through

“international studies”

.

To get out of the doldrums of approximations in which he was stuck, the Prime Minister then referred to a

"national study"

on the main places of contamination which should

"be published, I believe, this week under the authority of Professor Fontanet

(from the Institut Pasteur, Editor's note)

.

Then to specify that the

“preliminary elements”

at his disposal confirmed that closed places where wearing a mask is not possible and where contacts are close do indeed represent the most risk.

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Covid-19: the home, a major contamination site

Nothing very extraordinary scientifically, but the subject is so hot that everyone has started to ask questions: does this justify keeping cultural places closed by reopening stores?

To favor Christmas Eve over New Year's Eve?

To extend the closure of bars and restaurants

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Source: lefigaro

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