As he had pledged, Emmanuel Macron should address the French to announce an easing of restrictions. During his speech at the end of March, the Head of State had indicated that he wanted to “
gradually reopen the country”
in mid-May. It remains to be seen when this speech will take place.
"I will not commit to a date since it is not yet fixed,"
said Gabriel Attal, the government spokesman, Monday morning on LCI.
"I think it's soon,"
he said. According to our information, the Elysee has not yet decided on the format: it will not necessarily be a speech.
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"Find the best time"
"You have to find the best time, it depends on two things"
, explained Gabriel Attal.
“First, the government's work on these stages must have advanced. I can tell you that it is moving forward, we have regular meetings to prepare for these deadlines, ”
he explained.
"The second thing is that the announcements must be made sufficiently in advance so that the people who work in the places that have been closed can obviously prepare for their reopening, because that requires a great deal of organization and preparation. “
, Wanted to clarify the spokesperson of the government.
Last Friday, Roselyne Bachelot had already expressed herself in this direction on BFMTV.
“We are ready for reopening, we have built the protocols.
The President of the Republic, who will speak very soon, probably next week, will give us the starting signal
,
”
explained the Minister of Culture.
In the meantime, the return to class has already taken place in nursery and primary schools this Monday morning, despite a health situation which remains critical.
The rules are also drastic: in the slightest case of Covid proven in a class, the latter will have to close.
Gabriel Attal has also confirmed that
"travel restrictions"
will
"be lifted on May 3"
.