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France is preparing to experience, as of next Tuesday, a new phase of deconfinement, which concerns entire sectors of French society. Édouard Philippe detailed Thursday a list of measures to adapt to the ebb of the epidemic, with a persistent decline in the number of people in intensive care, despite 28,662 deaths in France since March 1.
But if society begins to breathe before eventually resuming normal operation, the economy continues to suffer from a considerable drop in activity. Unemployment exploded in April, with a 22% increase in the number of job seekers compared to March. Follow the situation live.
The main information to remember:
- A large deconfinement is preparing, starting next Tuesday
- Restrictions will still be in effect, particularly in Île-de-France
- The number of unemployed exploded with + 22% in April
- Renault formalizes Friday 4,600 job cuts in France
- Over 100,000 dead in the United States, 355,000 worldwide
"Good results" on the front line of the epidemic
How to explain the large deconfinement announced Thursday? First of all by the "good results" on the front of the epidemic which is shrinking day after day, in the words of Edouard Philippe. The coronavirus has already caused the death of 28,662 people Thursday in France, including 66 more in hospitals within 24 hours.
In intensive care, "1,429 patients with a severe form of coronavirus are hospitalized", according to the Directorate General of Health, 72 fewer people compared to the day before. Four regions (Ile de France, Grand-Est, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hauts-de-France) regroup 73% of the patients hospitalized in intensive care ", it is specified.
Many relaxations from Tuesday…
With the approach of the summer period, the government lifted from Tuesday the ban on traveling more than 100 km from his home, which has "no more justification". Also eagerly awaited, the reopening of cafes, bars and restaurants will be possible in the "green" departments from June 2. But "only the terraces" of these establishments will reopen in the "orange zones". The revival of this sector, which is "part of our art of living", is "capital for our economy and for employment", underlined Édouard Philippe. We summarize all of these announcements here.
All the schools and colleges of mainland France will reopen in June, as well as the lycées of the departments classified green, with the maintenance of a strict health protocol.
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The day after the Pentecost weekend, the French will also find the pleasure of going to all the beaches, to museums and monuments but also to parks and gardens, especially in Paris where their reopening was demanded with force.
… But restrictions that remain
As a sign of caution, gatherings will however remain "limited to 10 people" in public space. Cultural and sporting events will therefore remain suspended ", and discos, cinemas, game rooms, stadiums, racetracks will thus remain closed to the public until at least June 22.
The economy in great difficulty, 4,600 jobs lost at Renault
The urgency for the executive is also to revive the economic machine while unemployment jumped 22% in April with 843,000 additional job seekers, announced Pôle Emploi on Thursday. "It is unfortunately historic," lamented Edouard Philippe. By warning that France would "have to fight against the impact of a historic recession".
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An announcement further complicates the deal: French automaker Renault, in financial difficulty, plans to cut about 15,000 jobs worldwide, including 4,600 in France, as part of a savings plan of 2 billion euros over three years , we learned Thursday evening from concordant sources. The group's project, which has 180,000 employees worldwide, must be made public on Friday morning.
Over 355,000 dead worldwide, 100,000 in the United States
The pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed at least 355,736 people worldwide since its appearance in December in China, according to a report established by AFP. The United States, which recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus in early February, is the country most affected with more than 100,000 deaths.
More than 5,705,890 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 196 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic, of which at least 2,280,300 are now considered cured.