The "
5th wave (of the Covid pandemic) is here
", warned government spokesman Gabriel Attal on Wednesday, while assuring that it "
will not take everything in its path
" thanks to vaccination , the sanitary pass and the respect of barrier gestures.
"
All this can allow us to get through the winter without having to take additional (restrictive) measures
," he insisted.
However, given the resurgence of the pandemic in France, wearing a mask is once again compulsory in primary school since November 15.
Indeed, the incidence rate in France, that is to say the number of new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, amounts to 104.6 for the week of November 7 to 13, 2021, largely exceeding the threshold of alert set at 50.
This obligation now goes beyond the youngest.
Indeed, in the Haut-Rhin, the mask will also be compulsory on all Christmas markets throughout the department.
In Loire-Atlantique, the mask becomes compulsory again in all places subject to the health pass.
In the Côtes-d'Armor, the wearing of a mask remains compulsory outdoors for all pedestrians over the age of 11, until December 31, 2021.
The decrees of the prefectures follow one another and are similar in several territories.
Faced with the clear and continuous deterioration of epidemiological indicators, several prefects are extending or strengthening the measures to restrict the Covid-19 epidemic.
While the general obligation to wear a mask outdoors has been lifted by the government since June 17, 2021, in theory it remains mandatory outdoors in situations where the distancing rules cannot apply.
This is particularly the case in markets, but also in queues, near schools, shopping centers and transport infrastructure.
