Léa Seydoux has tested positive for Covid-19, and
"awaits instructions from her doctor"
to find out if she will be able to go to Cannes, where she must present four films, we learned on Saturday from a press officer , confirming information from
Variety
.
The French star, one of the most anticipated this year on the Croisette, is vaccinated and
"asymptomatic"
but tested positive several days ago, said this source.
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By the end of the Festival on July 17, Léa Seydoux must climb the steps four times, including three times for films in competition, next week: from Monday for
The French Dispatch
by Wes Anderson, then for
The story of my wife
from Ildiko Enyedi,
France
by Bruno Dumont, of whom she plays the main character, and
Tromperie
by Arnaud Desplechin (parallel selection),
Strict sanitary conditions
The Festival is being held this year under strict sanitary conditions: wearing a mask is compulsory throughout the Palais des Festivals, and a sanitary pass, vaccination certificate or negative test of less than 48 hours must be presented to attend. to access.
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A vast system of rapid and free tests has also been put in place. For the time being, extremely few positive cases have been detected, the organizers said on Saturday:
"There is no Cannes cluster
,
"
said General Delegate Thierry Frémaux.
“Yesterday, we did more than 3,000 tests and zero positive cases. All this to say that the rumors of a Cannes cluster are unfounded. We are all very careful, we all want to be exemplary, that the festival goes to the end, that the pandemic stops, ”
he said shortly before the start of a screening.
“0 positive test. It was 1 the day before and 2 on average since the opening, ”
added Festival President Pierre Lescure on Twitter.
Thursday, following the posting on social networks of photos showing spectators not wearing masks during screenings, Thierry Frémaux stepped up to the plate, reminding festival-goers that their wearing was the rule indoors. A message from Pierre Lescure is even now broadcast for this purpose at each start of the screening.