The re-containment is not for now, we swear in chorus within the executive.
And this, even as Olivier Véran, the Minister of Health, lifted a taboo this Sunday in the JDD by announcing that the government would not refrain from putting the country under cover a third time in the event of resumption of the 'epidemic.
"We cannot exclude it, but that does not mean that it is in the pipes", tempers Matignon.
“From the start, we have always said the same thing: namely that all the options are on the table”, adds a relative of Olivier Véran.
Or as an adviser to the Ministry of Health sums it up: “It's like asking a boat captain whether to raise the sails in a storm.
He will say yes.
But we don't know if the storm is coming or not… ”
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In any case, a new Defense Council is scheduled at the very beginning of the week, probably this Tuesday, to study the evolution of the situation.
"We monitor with attention and meticulousness epidemiological data throughout the territory," said the Elysee.
At present, it is above all the outbreak of the epidemic in certain regions, the Grand-Est and Bourgogne Franche-Comté in particular, which is giving the highest peak in the State a cold sweat.
“We could consider more restrictive measures taken at the level of the region or the department.
As for example to bring forward the hour of the curfew in these territories ”, details a government source.
The new variant of Covid-19 will also feed the discussions.
However, during this school holiday period and a few days before the New Year, there is no question of going back on travel authorizations between regions.
As for the start of the school year in schools, colleges and high schools, on January 4, it should, according to a government source, take place "normally".
"The moment of truth will be January 7th"
The fact remains that this Defense Council should rather have a milestone value.
“The moment of truth will be January 7.
It is on this date that we should know the impact of the Christmas holidays on the epidemic figures, ”anticipates a ministerial adviser.
Serious things could therefore really start from that moment.
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January 7 is also the date announced by the government two weeks ago for the reopening of cultural venues.
Except that now at the Ministry of Culture we no longer speak of reopening, but of the date of "review".
Roselyne Bachelot is currently working in conjunction with the world of culture and scientists on "a resilient model of the functioning of cultural places which protects the health of the French and allows them to safely savor all forms of culture".
It is also a way of preparing the spirits ...