Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne presented Monday, July 4, in the Council of Ministers, a new health emergency bill against Covid, which opens the possibility of a health pass at the borders, said the government spokesperson, Olivier Veran.
This bill will be examined from next Monday in the National Assembly.
It “
will make it possible to extend some absolutely essential provisions to deal with the continuation of the Covid-19 epidemic in our country
”, explained the former Minister of Health at the end of the Council of Ministers.
“
On the other hand, all the other measures to fight against the epidemic (…) are no longer part of this bill
”, he confirmed.
Monitor virus circulation
Thus, the text does not provide for extending beyond July 31 the possibility of restoring the state of health emergency, nor a health or vaccination pass to restrict access to certain places or gatherings.
Concretely, the computer files SI-DEP (results of screening tests) and Si-VAC (vaccines) will be maintained until March 31 next year, he said.
“
Because we cannot afford to stop monitoring the circulation of the virus
”.
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A second article also proposes from July 31, "
if the situation were to require it, that is to say in the event of a new variant, for example, to be able to reestablish a pass system but a pass at the borders or between the metropolitan territory and the Overseas Territories
”, continued Olivier Véran.