He lifted a corner of the veil on loosening restrictions.
Before his announcements, expected "
soon
", on the modalities of the reopening of mid-May, Emmanuel Macron sketched on Monday the outlines of the way out of the crisis.
In response to journalists, on the sidelines of a trip to a reopened school in Melun (Seine-et-Marne), the Head of State promised to give,
"in the coming days"
,
"a vision up to early July ”,
so that
“ everyone can see themselves ”
.
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After the 10 km limit around the home was lifted,
"two or three phases of gradual reopening"
were mentioned by the president:
"mid-May"
,
"early June"
and
"mid-June (or) late June"
, with adjustments by department, depending on the incidence rate of Covid-19.
"
We touch so much the privacy of our lives with these subjects, that we must be able to adapt them to the local situation,
" said Emmanuel Macron, while the epidemic is marked by a slow decline and by the spread of the English variant .
● Towards a relaxation of the curfew
The curfew should be maintained:
"At this stage, it must remain"
, indicated the President of the Republic, confirming the announcements of Prime Minister Jean Castex, last Wednesday.
But its hours, already reviewed several times since its introduction on a hexagonal scale last fall - 8 p.m., then 6 p.m., then 7 p.m. - could be made more flexible.
"We will try to shift it a bit because 19 hours is early,"
said the head of state, in response to a student.
● Towards a reopening of restaurants in stages
Forced to close their establishments since October 30, restaurateurs could experience a reopening in several phases.
First,
"we will try to reopen the terraces in mid-May,"
said the head of state during a walkabout, maintaining the deadline set in his speech of March 31.
Then,
"we will wait a few weeks to reopen the establishments"
.
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The date of reopening of the interior of the establishments could depend on the rate of contamination by department.
"
We will undoubtedly set an incidence rate threshold
,
"
explained Emmanuel Macron.
“I don't think we can reopen the restaurants, say at the end of May, during June, in the departments where it still circulates a lot.
In others where things have fallen a lot, I think we will have to open them. "
● Towards a reopening of cultural establishments in mid-May
Cultural establishments could receive the public
"from the first phase"
of reopening, ie mid-May,
"with reduced gauges"
, indicated the President of the Republic.
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● An annual vaccination against Covid-19?
The hypothesis of an annual vaccination against Covid-19 was put forward by Emmanuel Macron:
"Maybe every year, a bit like the flu, it will be necessary to revaccinate when it comes back, to protect yourself"
.
Four months after having come under criticism on the slowness of the start of the vaccine campaign, the executive hopes that the arrival in France of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine, at a single dose, will give it momentum.
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The President of the Republic has finally summarized his strategy to fight against the epidemic.
"Continue to pay attention"
to the virus
"for several weeks or several months"
, while
"lightening the rules a little and by vaccinating more and more people"
:
"this is how we will arrive"
, a he declared in front of the students.