While the coronavirus continues to spread in France, which became the second home of the virus in Europe on Saturday with 100 cases, the Minister of Health announced a new set of measures to try to curb its spread. But at the same time, other measures taken at the start of the epidemic were lifted, including the containment recommended for people returning from a risk zone. If this decision is surprising, it actually responds to the evolution of the situation in our territory.
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This measure had in fact been adopted when France was in "phase 1" of the coronavirus epidemic. At this point, it was considered that the virus was outside the country, and the objective was to do everything to prevent it from entering it. Anyone arriving from a contaminated area or considered to be at risk was therefore placed in quarantine or fourteen to avoid possible contamination. But on Friday, France went into phase 2, and the virus is now implanted in France, with in particular the clusters of Oise and Haute-Savoie.
They have to take their temperature twice a day
The priority is therefore now to limit the transmission of the virus within the country, for example by avoiding too large population groups. The government has announced on Saturday the cancellation of "all gatherings of more than 5,000 people in confined areas", as well as that of "gatherings" in open areas when they lead to mixtures with populations from areas where the virus circulates possibly. "
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However, people returning from risk areas are not exempt from all precautions. They are therefore asked to take their temperature twice a day.