Faced with the epidemic that does not abate and the threat of more contagious variants, the executive could soon strengthen health restrictions.
President Emmanuel Macron, who ultimately will not speak on Wednesday, would like to have more time to assess the effects of the 6 p.m. curfew.
Faced with rumors of an imminent third confinement, two of his ministers tried to calm the spirits.
"
To my knowledge and on the basis of the data available to us, at this stage there is no reason to decide on confinement,
" said Agnès Pannier-Runacher at the microphone of BFMTV
.
The French expect neither overzealousness nor laxity
”.
“
Two weeks ago, we took an important and restrictive measure for all French people, it is a curfew at 6 pm.
This decision will measure its effectiveness at the end of this week.
It will be two weeks on Saturday, we will have an idea of how it slowed down or not the circulation of the virus,
”she continued.
Watch the effects of the curfew
A little earlier, its supervising minister, Bruno Le Maire, interviewed on Radio Classique, judged that it was necessary to avoid “
haste
”, calling for “
giving the government time to study the
epidemic
situation
”.
“
I hear some people saying to us 'come on, now we must immediately re-define'
.
But let's look at first, calmly, calmly, whether the curfew at 18 ha has given the results we hoped for
”.
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“
We are making decisions proportionate to the virus situation in France.
This may explain why France is relatively privileged today compared to its neighbors,
”added Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
For the Minister of the Economy, the curfew is already "
a considerable effort
" requested of the French.
It is "
very penalizing
" for traders and economic players, and "
very hard to live with for all French people
", he insisted.
A health defense council is notably planned for Wednesday around the head of state, ten days after the establishment of a general curfew at 6 p.m.
