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Jean Castex chose to speak on Monday, December 6, a few hours after an unprecedented Health Defense Council. The vaccine shield will not be enough to counter the progression of the virus.
Jean Castex’s speech, Monday, December 6, is a final warning before the end of the year holidays. The Prime Minister insisted on the usefulness of vaccination and called for the utmost caution. “This situation means that we are lucid without giving in to the slightest panic. If the number of cases is again very high, the situation is not the same as a year ago”, reported Jean Castex.
According to the latest figures from Covidtracker, the incidence rate is 430.6 per 100,000 inhabitants with 42,252 new cases and 2,066 people in critical care. At the heart of concerns, children, an age group whose incidence rate is exploding. The health protocol in schools has been strengthened. From Thursday, December 9, the mask will make a big comeback in classrooms but also in schoolyards. In bars and restaurants there will be no new restrictions. Discos will be closed for the next four weeks. At four weeks before Christmas, the executive wants to save the holiday season.
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