And three more. Nineteen departments, in total, will have to live with more restrictive rules. Three departments should indeed be added to the sixteen already confronted with “Braking measures”
, announced this Wednesday March 24 the spokesman of the government, Gabriel Attal: the Nièvre, the Rhône and the Aube.
In these three departments, the number of infected people has largely exceeded the alert threshold (250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) and is now between 383 and 445 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Consultations will take place this afternoon (Wednesday) to place these departments
under a reinforced regime, said Gabriel Attal. Probably from Saturday March 27. And according to rules close to the measures already in place in sectors already confined
: obligation to bring a certificate for travel beyond 10 km from home, closure of a number of shops (ready-to-wear, shoes, jewelry, perfume shops, toy stores, shopping centers in more than 5,000 m2…). And a call from the government for more teleworking. For the moment, the prefect consults the elected officials
, we confirmed Wednesday afternoon at the Nièvre prefecture.
“We’ll see in two weeks”
Without a doubt, the third wave is there and it stretches due to the massive spread of the English variant
, recalls Pascal Crépey, teacher-researcher in epidemiology, at the School of Advanced Studies in Public Health in Rennes. This “501Y.V1” variant represents 72% of contamination cases in France.
The whole question is therefore whether these new measures will be enough to slow the spread of the epidemic? And to unclog resuscitation services close to saturation: more than 4,600 people were hospitalized there on Tuesday, or 9% more than a week earlier. It is one of the bets of the government which hopes that this sort of containment will be as effective as the first two.
, observes Pascal Crépey. Who adds: But if these measures have a positive effect, we will only see it in two weeks. Until then, there is no reason to believe the situation will improve.
“We’re going into the wall”
Another question: will these measurements, once the peak of the third wave is reached, allow a rapid return to normal? Everything will depend, again, on their effectiveness. Which depends on the way in which these constraints will be accepted and respected by the inhabitants. But also when they were taken. The later they are decided, the less effective they are. However, notes the epidemiologist, if they are inefficient, the descent will be long
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I do not see how that can slow down… We are going into the wall
, worries Professor Gilles Pialoux, head of the infectious and tropical diseases department at Tenon hospital in Paris, on CNews, which calls for stricter containment. In the immediate future, it is not the option chosen by the government which tries to the end to avoid a general reconfinement and a shutdown of the economy.
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