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Emmanuel Macron: "We were right not to re-define"

2021-02-19T18:43:20.266Z


Stop and go? Or continuity of health restrictions? The President of the Republic gives himself "8 to 10 days to see if we tighten up or


It is a "corridor" which will not leave the French population indifferent.

Emmanuel Macron estimates that it takes “8 to 10 days to see if we tighten up or relax the health constraints”.

This is what he said during a video conference with parliamentarians from the majority, as reported by participants.

Comments not confirmed by the Elysee.

The meeting lasted two hours.

The executive is monitoring the evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic, in particular the rise of variants deemed more contagious, to see if it can avoid more stringent measures such as re-containment, still advocated by some scientists.

“The health crisis has created a lot of anxiety and paradoxical aspirations: how to continue to be a strong, reforming country and a desire for appeasement.

My challenge is to reconcile these two aspirations ”declared the President.

“On January 29, I decided not to re-define for two reasons: the cost of containment, whether social, economic or educational, and the uncertainty about the model.

He asserted.

“There was nothing stabilized in terms of epidemiological projections.

The choice I made was therefore reasonable and it turned out to be positive.

There has been no outbreak of cases.

We were right not to reconfine, ”said the tenant of the Elysee.

Everything is therefore possible for the executive.

If the observed decline continues, and it will be possible to alleviate.

If the increase in recent days continues especially on the side of intensive care services, the screw will have to be tightened.

"The two scenarios are on the table," says one in the entourage of the President.

The Minister of Health Olivier Véran announced Thursday the passage from seven to ten days of the period of isolation for the infected people, to face the risks posed by the variants.

The progression of these variants worries in several regions, as in Moselle, around Dunkirk (North), or in Reunion, for which the government announced Friday of the means and measures of reinforced restrictions.

"Important" that the curfew at 6 pm "remains in place and continues to be observed"

Government spokesman Gabriel Attal said Friday "important" that the curfew at 6 pm "remains in place and continues to be observed", because it "has helped stabilize the health situation".

He did not indicate an end date for this measure.

The situation has stabilized at a still very high level, with more than 22,000 new cases confirmed in the last 24 hours and a still strong pressure on hospitals (more than 25,000 hospitalized patients including more than 3,300 in intensive care).

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In addition, during the exchange, the Head of State also addressed the weight of the Le Pen clan in political life.

He swept away the reproaches of the oppositions, who consider that he is setting up a duel with the boss of the RN for the 2022 presidential election. “It is not I who installed Marine Le Pen, but his voters.

She is there, and her father before her for 25 years, ”observed the Head of State.

Source: leparis

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