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Covid-19: is the situation better or worse than before the two confinements?

2021-01-27T16:40:31.413Z


THE VERIFICATION - A “very tight” containment is one of the scenarios under study, according to the government, which however welcomed, in recent weeks, the situation in France compared to that of its European neighbors.


THE QUESTION

.

The curfew at 6 p.m. has "

a relative effectiveness

", but which is not enough to "

slow (r) sufficiently

" the virus, admitted the government spokesman, Gabriel Attal.

The Secretary of State acknowledged aloud what we had foreseen for days: a "

very tight

"

confinement

is indeed one of "

the scenarios under study

".

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However, a few weeks ago, or even a few days, the government congratulated itself on the "

more than honorable

"

health situation

in France compared to that of its European neighbors.

While the specter of a re-confinement dawns, a question arises: is the health situation better or worse than before the first two confinements?

CHECKS

.

The first two confinements took place from March 17 to May 11 for the first and from October 30 to December 15 for the second.

They each correspond to the two waves of the epidemic.

So far, the health authorities do not mention a “

third wave

”, but rather a “

high plateau

” on which France has been maintaining for several weeks.

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Source: lefigaro

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