The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron called on Monday, December 21, to “
redouble our vigilance
” after a “
problematic mutation
” of the coronavirus which justified the suspension for 48 hours of all arrivals from British soil.
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This "
problematic mutation of the virus, with a much more aggressive form
" shows "
the complexity of this virus, its aggressiveness, dare I say it, its inventiveness and the humility that we must always have
", commented the head of the 'State, in solitary confinement after having himself tested positive for Covid-19, during a council of ministers where he was on video conference and whose images were exceptionally broadcast.
"
In any case, it is an exceptional situation which led us to take this rapid decision and which should lead us to redouble our vigilance on the evolution
" of the virus, added from the official residence of La Lanterne the president of the Republic, dressed in black and wearing a mask, on his 43rd birthday.
The Head of State spoke of "
probably asking that PCR tests be presented as negative on arrival in the territory
".
"
We must build a solution for our nationals who would like to join the national territory during this holiday season, by recommending them, from last night, to go precisely to carry out PCR tests in order to be able to move,
" he added. .
This suspension was announced on Sunday after an extraordinary Sanitary Defense Council and comes in the wake of similar measures taken by Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg or Ireland. , while a variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus has been detected across the Channel.
Regarding the health situation, "
we were able to measure the effectiveness of the curfew and adapted containment policy that we have been carrying out since the end of October
", but "
we could also see the impact of this reopening, even very gradual and very careful that we were able to do,
”lamented the Head of State.
The “
plateau is unfortunately still too high before the family and friendly gatherings of the next few days and therefore we must hammer this vigilance
”, he added.
"
The next few days will also be marked by the deployment of our vaccine strategy, in any case its beginnings, so there will be a coordinated European date which will be just after Christmas, so at the very end of the week
", also underlined the head of the 'State.
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