It is because the high circulation of the virus is important among young people and because of the difficulty of wearing the mask.
The nightclubs in France will close as of next Friday, the 10th, for a month and the pre-Christmas festivities will be restricted to try to save the end of the year parties from the advance of the covid pandemic, the prime minister announced today French, Jean Castex.
Castex explained the closure of nightclubs because the high circulation of the virus is important among young people and because of the difficulty of wearing the mask, while pointing out that the affected companies will receive financial aid.
Likewise, Castex indicated that, for now, other generalized restrictive measures, such as capacity limits or curfews, are not justified, but requested caution in all Christmas celebrations, such as company dinners or other celebrations.
The prime minister asked for the cancellation of the same when it is not possible to wear a mask and raise the vigilance in the rest.
“The idea is not to prohibit them, it is to respect the distance and wear the mask. But when they can’t, they will be banned, ”he said.
In addition, for outdoor Christmas events, such as the Christmas markets, which are very popular in some regions of the country, a health pass will be required.
“Until the end of the year holidays, we have to slow down on holiday events in private waiting … If we keep our watch for the next three weeks, we will overcome this wave,” the prime minister said.
Castex also pointed out that it will be asked to increase telework, with between two and three days a week, and that the mask will be imposed in schools, even in classrooms, which will be closed when three positives are detected, while sports of contact in the school environment.
The infection rate among minors is twice that of adults, according to government data.
The French prime minister indicated that as of next day 15 they will begin to vaccinate those under 12 years of age with the highest health risk and that as soon as they have the green light from the health authorities they will do so with the rest, before the end of the year.
These restrictive measures, he added, are “essential” to prevent the virus from circulating more strongly and could endanger the health system, which has avoided going into crisis thanks to the high percentage of vaccinated, which is close to 90% of adults.
Castex indicated that the campaigns to inject the third dose will increase, especially among those over 65 years of age.
France has registered 50,000 daily cases in the last few days and its incidence rate exceeds 400 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to the less than 50 it had at the beginning of October.
The number of hospitalized patients exceeds 12,000, of which more than 2,000 are in intensive care units, a figure that, according to the projections of the Pasteur Institute, will exceed 3,000 next week, still far from the more than 7,000 of the preceding waves.
The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, indicated that the appearance of the Ómicron variant does not change for now the Executive’s strategy to stop this new wave.
He indicated that of the 400 cases detected in Europe, 25 have been in France, where only 4 are autochthonous.
Véran pointed out that this new variant is “more contagious but not more dangerous” than the Delta, the majority in the country. (I)
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