The Prime Minister, Jean Castex, and the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, held a press conference this Monday evening from Matignon, following a Health Defense Council dedicated to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the number of contaminations explodes, the government is betting more than ever on vaccination. As of December 28, the time limit to benefit from the booster dose will be reduced to three months. As of next Monday and for three weeks, a series of measures will apply. The large gatherings will in particular be limited to one gauge of 2,000 people maximum indoors and 5,000 outdoors.
The essential
As of this December 28 :
- “It will suffice to three months after your second injection, or your first if you have had the Covid, to be able to benefit from your recall “. Until now, this deadline has been four months.
As of next Monday, January 3, and for a period of three weeks :
- Large gatherings will be limited to one gauge of 2,000 people maximum indoors and 5,000 outdoors.
- The standing concerts will be prohibited.
- The consumption of food and drink will be prohibited in all cinemas, theaters, sports facilities and public transport, including long distance.
- Consumption in bars and cafes will only be permitted for customers seated.
- All the greeting ceremonies scheduled for January are canceled.
- The use of teleworking will be made “mandatory” in all companies and for all employees for whom it is possible, at the rate of three days minimum per week and, if possible, four days.
- The return to school, scheduled for January 3, has not been postponed and the courses are not switched to distancing.
- the wearing a mask will be compulsory outdoors, in all city centers.
- For now, a curfew is excluded but the executive will study the issue again at the next defense council convened on January 5.
The deadline to benefit from the booster dose reduced to three months from December 28
“The situation is extremely tense”, indicated the head of government in the preamble. “A new wave is sweeping our continent with the Omicron variant, with 100,000 cases per day “ in France he recalled. Currently, the incidence rate exceeds 700 cases per 100,000 inhabitants nationally.
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“Vaccination remains at the heart of our strategy “ he continued because she “reduces the risk of getting infected and transmitting the disease. But above all, it protects against serious forms of Covid, and this remains true for the Omicron variant “, he insisted. “From tomorrow morning, following the recommendation of the High Authority for Health, it will suffice to three months after your second injection, or your first if you have had the Covid, to be able to benefit from your recall “, announced Jean Castex.
45 million people are now affected by the recall, said Minister of Health Olivier Véran.
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Large gatherings subject to gauges
Starting next Monday, January 3, and for a period of three weeks, large gatherings will be limited to a maximum of 2,000 people indoors and 5,000 outdoors.
Standing concerts will also be prohibited.
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Restricted consumption in cultural places, transport, bars and restaurants
Still from January 3, the consumption of food and drink will be prohibited in all cinemas, theaters, sports facilities and public transport, including long distance. In bars and cafes, consumption “can no longer be done only standing, but only seated”, said Jean Castex.
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Call for caution on New Year’s Eve
Regarding the New Year’s festivities, “I renew to you, by insisting, the recommendations that I made last December 17: let’s limit the big parties and the big dinners, wear the mask, ventilate the rooms, respect the barrier gestures and let’s test ourselves “ insisted the Prime Minister. All the wishing ceremonies scheduled for January have also been canceled.
“At this stage, our desire to adapt our systems in a proportionate way leads us to remove any curfew “ did he declare. “We will take stock at the next Defense Council convened on January 5. “
Extensive use of teleworking
From January 3, and for three weeks, the recourse to teleworking three to four days a week will be made compulsory “in all companies and all employees for whom this is possible”, also announced Jean Castex. “Elisabeth Borne, the Minister in charge of Labor, will conduct consultations with the social partners tomorrow “, he added.
“Furthermore, the obligation to wear a mask, already everywhere applicable indoors, will be extended in particular in all city centers. The prefects will adopt the corresponding provisions in conjunction with the mayors “, said the head of government.
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Back to school maintained on January 3
The start of the school year, scheduled for January 3, has not been postponed and the courses are not switched to distancing.
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New isolation rules for patients and their contacts
Finally, new isolation rules for patients and their contacts will be set. “by the end of the week”, announced the Prime Minister. “The characteristics of Omicron”, variant of the virus in the process of becoming the majority, “will lead us, after advice from the health authorities, to adjust our doctrine to the duration of isolation “, he explained.
