The French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, together with the Minister of Health Olivier Veran. /
The French country will also reinforce restrictions in schools due to the increase in infections
The French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, announced last night a battery of new restrictions in the framework of the fifth wave of coronavirus that France is experiencing, including the closure of nightclubs, and called on the French to “reduce the pace” of their social contacts . In addition, the French country will reinforce the restrictions in schools due to the increase in infections, although it rules out for the moment to bring forward the Christmas holidays or to authorize general vaccination from the age of 5.
“We have the means to pass this fifth wave. It’s up to us to be responsible, “said Castex at a press conference, after urging the French to get vaccinated and companies to extend telework” up to 3 days “per week. These measures were discussed during a meeting of the health defense council in the morning. The government, which wants to avoid reimposing restrictions such as curfews or confinement, wants the French to apply distancing measures and promote inoculation.
Although the incidence in children between 6 and 10 years old increased in recent weeks, the government ruled out bringing the holidays forward by one week, but tightened the protocol in primary schools. Students must also wear the mask in the open-air spaces of the centers and the capacity of students in the canteen and the type of physical activities inside was also limited.
Regarding the vaccination of minors between 5 and 11 years old, the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, indicated that they have “all the good looks” to start immunizing the around 360,000 children of this age group considered at risk. Regarding the rest of minors of these ages, the French executive prefers to wait for the opinions of the National Ethics Council and the High Health Authority, although Castex hopes that it can be authorized “if possible before the end of the year.”
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