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New measures against Covid-19: Macron believes that the word "containment" is "not suitable"

2021-03-19T17:43:35.502Z


For the President of the Republic, the new restrictive measures announced by the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, do not correspond


After the announcements of new restrictions in 16 departments, by Jean Castex, Thursday evening, the Head of State wished to give his interpretation of what many call "the third confinement".

Emmanuel Macron estimated, this Friday, that the word “containment” to describe the measures announced the day before against the Covid-19 epidemic was “not suitable” because it is about “curbing the virus without locking us up ".

"I believe that the word confinement is not suited to the strategy presented yesterday," the Head of State told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting at the Elysee Palace on the occasion of the Day of the Francophonie.

Emmanuel Macron, by wanting to clarify his thinking, wishes to show that he does not go back on his desire not to reconfigure the country, in the sense of the first confinement, with an economy at a standstill and children at home.

“What we want is to curb the virus without locking ourselves in, it is not to be confined.

It's living with (the virus), I've been saying this for a year, without inevitability, ”he added.

Prefer "additional braking measures"

“What we have learned in a year is that we must not increase the number of interactions.

There is an element of individual responsibility.

The only way is to slow down your contacts to prevent the virus from spreading.

But walking outside is not bad, ”continued Emmanuel Macron.

In this context, “the term confinement itself is not the right one.

Today we are talking about additional braking measures, ”he said.

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In his press conference, Prime Minister Jean Castex explained that the government had chosen a "third way" with "new massive braking measures" of the epidemic imposed in 16 departments.

He only once cited the word "containment" to qualify them, but that term was widely used in the media on Friday.

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At his side, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran wondered: "Can we talk about a third confinement?

I do not know what name to give to these strong measures that are taken.

But there is one difference which is noticeable, which is that we are looking more outwards ”.

A new test, a new bet, the results of which are expected within four weeks.

Source: leparis

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