Jean Castex will give a press conference on Thursday January 7 at 6 p.m. to discuss the vaccine strategy.
It will follow up on the Defense Council meeting on Wednesday to establish the health rules to be applied in the coming weeks, after strong criticism of the government reports
France Bleu
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The Prime Minister is also expected to decide on the new departments affected by the curfew introduced from 6 p.m. Tuesday, France recorded 20,489 new cases according to figures published by Public Health France and 346 deaths. The case of restaurants, cafes and bars as well as theaters that are still closed will also be addressed. The postponement of their opening would seem to be considered by the government. In order to compensate for the shortfall, the Solidarity Fund for groups with up to 5,000 employees could be made accessible to them, reveals
France Inter on
Wednesday. Partial unemployment will also be maintained.