The curfew “
works very well
”, estimated the Director General of Health Jérôme Salomon, without excluding “
stricter measures
” at the national level in the event of a worsening of the Covid epidemic, in an interview with
Sunday Newspaper
.
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"
The situation is obviously very tense
" but "
the government has taken strong braking measures in particular with the curfew.
The latter works very well
”, judged the person in charge in the JDD to appear this Sunday.
This measure "
responds well to the issue of private gatherings and is also of great interest to our neighbors who were surprised by its effects,
" continued Jérôme Salomon, while the curfew at 6 p.m. was put in place in mid-January on the whole of the metropolis.
As for local containment on weekends - inaugurated on Saturday in the Nice region and around Dunkirk - "
we are going to study what (this measure) gives but we know, given the example in Guyana that it works
", continued the DGS, estimating that "
these are difficult measures but (which) have a real impact
".
Containment, "the ultimate weapon"
Asked about the possibility of broader measures, Jérôme Salomon estimated that in addition to possible measures at the level of the departments, “
regions could also be affected by more stringent measures.
And if the situation really gets worse, the whole of the territory could be concerned
”.
"
The British variant is in the majority on French territory (53% of cases according to the latest results)
", noted Jérôme Salomon.
However, “
we can still avoid confinement if everyone is mobilized,
” he added.
"
It is the absolute weapon when the curve explodes, but it is a very heavy weapon
", he insisted, evoking a "
last resort
".
On the eve of the start of the school year in several regions, including Île-de-France, Jérôme Salomon also affirmed that the “
very strict
”
health protocol
in schools “
works
” and that “
the massive deployment of saliva tests
” would still "
strengthen
" it.
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In addition, it assesses a "
collective immunity
" (minimum rate of people immunized for an epidemic to end) at 80%.
“
Today, between 15 and 20% of the French population is immune and 5% is vaccinated,
” he noted.