Olivier Véran was optimistic about the epidemic situation in France. On Wednesday February 2 on BFMTV, the Minister of Health commented on the evolution of the fifth wave of the epidemic. And sketched out the timeline on lifting some restrictions, as wearing a mask is no longer compulsory outdoors and teleworking is no longer imposed – but only recommended.
“The worst is behind us and we’ve done the hardest“, declared this Wednesday, on BFMTV, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran, specifying that “Across the country, we have passed the peak of contaminations“.”In the same way, we are reaching the peak of hospitalizations and we have spent the peak in intensive care for ten days“he specifies.
Covid-19: for Olivier Véran (@olivierveran), “the worst is behind us” #questionBFMTV pic.twitter.com/8cpV1By2VK
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) February 2, 2022
In fact, the Minister of Health says he is considering the end of the wearing of the compulsory mask indoors when the virus would circulate much less. “We have already done that. Before the Delta wave, we had removed the mask in cinemas. It was recommended, but no longer mandatory“, recalled Olivier Véran. “We will relive that moment. If the epidemic runs its course with a drop in Omicron, it will be in the spring“, said the Minister of Health.
Olivier Veran (@olivierveran) plans to end the mask indoors “in the spring, if the epidemic runs its course”#questionBFMTV pic.twitter.com/ISi19xuW9P
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) February 2, 2022
Considerable, too, in view of the current epidemic dynamics, the alleviation or elimination of the constraint of the vaccination pass before the month of July, which is the deadline normally provided for by law.The end, we know it, is July. But if we can remove the front pass, we will.“The government will rely on”relevant indicators” like “the occupancy rate of intensive care beds by Covid patients“.
If the resuscitations will have been “emptied“of these patients, and”if there is no new variant in circulation at that time, the usefulness of the pass will be questionable and we may withdraw it“. This decision “Politics“, is lit “by scientists“, adds Olivier Véran.