The health protocol is tightening for the start of the All Saints holidays due to the significant increase in cases of coronavirus in France in recent days. 9,605 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in 24 hours in the country, according to the latest data released by Public Health France on Saturday. A week ago, on Saturday October 30, 7,360 new cases of Covid-19 had been identified.
In an attempt to limit the effects of the outbreak of the epidemic, the mask will therefore make a comeback in schools in 39 departments from this Monday, November 8.
The list of the 39 departments concerned by the return of the wearing of the compulsory mask in class: Ain, Hautes-Alpes, Ardennes, Aveyron, Cher, Corrèze, Haute-Corse, Côtes d’Armor, Creuse, Drôme, Eure-et-Loir, Gers, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Loir-et-Cher, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Maine-et-Loire, Morbihan, Moselle, North, Oise, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Orientales, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Sarthe, Savoie, Seine-et-Marne, Deux-Sèvres, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Var, Vendée and Vienne.
Wearing a mask therefore becomes mandatory again from Monday in 39 departments where it was no longer, but, on franceinfo on Saturday, Professor Bruno Mégarbane, head of the intensive care unit of the Lariboisière hospital in Paris warned: “We can expect a return to wearing a mask in primary school in all French departments “. We are currently witnessing “a homogenization of the epidemic“throughout the country, with an incidence rate that rose above 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants at the national level. More than 60 metropolitan and overseas departments are above the alert threshold.
“All departments will experience an increase in contamination“and pass”beyond this threshold“50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, believes Bruno Mégarbane. Knowing that the strategy adopted by the executive is to restore the wearing of masks at school in the departments which exceed the alert threshold, his return everywhere in France n ‘is only a matter of time, according to the head of the intensive care unit at Lariboisière hospital.
In addition to schools, the mask is also becoming compulsory in the queues for ski lifts in ski resorts, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Saturday.
Emmanuel Macron speaks Tuesday evening at 8 p.m.
In France, the vaccination campaign started on December 26th. 51,348,214 people received at least one first injection of the vaccine in France, according to data released by Public Health France on Friday, or 76.2% of the French population. 50,202,730 people have a complete vaccination schedule, or 74.5% of the total French population.
Faced with the increase in Covid-19 cases, the MG France Syndicate expects Emmanuel Macron to give “a boost to the booster vaccination“.”We may be at the start of a new wave“, affirms this Sunday on franceinfo Jacques Battistoni, president of the Union of general practitioners, while the President of the Republic is to speak Tuesday evening, at 8 p.m. The Head of State will have to decide on a third dose of vaccine which could be necessary to keep your health pass.