Five government challenges to deconfine the French

• Emmanuel Macron announced, on April 13, a gradual deconfinement of the French from May 11. But caregivers fear the occurrence of a second wave of patients.
• In a very detailed 42-page opinion published on Saturday evening, the Scientific Council delivered its recommendations.
• Edouard Philippe, the Prime Minister, announced that he would present his deconfinement plan this Tuesday at 3 p.m.

The last arbitrations will be made this Monday at the summit of the State. Edouard Philippe, the Prime Minister, announced that he would present his plan for deconfinement since the National Assembly this Tuesday at 3 p.m. A highly anticipated event since Emmanuel Macron announced that the French could gradually leave their homes from May 11, while continuing to protect themselves from the coronavirus.

Two weeks before the deadline, the questions remain numerous. And it is a real balancing act that the executive must prepare. It is a matter of contenting the French who can no longer bear it not to go out, not to walk around and to see their income reduced by confinement. But we must also and above all protect them from the virus which has already caused the death of more than 20,000 people. While the Scientific Council has just delivered very specific recommendations on deconfinement, 20 Minutes lists five of the main challenges facing the government.

Provide (finally) masks

Emmanuel Macron with a protective mask, during a visit to a factory manufacturing masks near Angers, March 31, 2020. - LOIC VENANCE-POOL / SIPA

After procrastinating on the subject, the government finally agreed that wearing a mask was essential to prevent the spread of the virus. Now, all you have to do is get it… Olivier Véran, the Minister of Health, acknowledged in Paris-Match that 30 million French units were “overdue” in Chinese factories (at the April 23). But that the objective still remained to equip the French from May 4 ... In particular via pharmacies which now have the right to sell them.

After May 11, in addition to the barrier gestures, the State will have to allow each French person to obtain a mask.

Some people no longer believe in it… Like Valérie Pécresse, president (Libres!) Of the Île-de-France region and the organizing authority for transport. "As the State does not seem ready to distribute (...) we ordered two million fabric masks for Navigo subscribers," she said in Le Parisien .

Enough to satisfy the Scientific Council, which considers that the wearing of the mask must be "systematic" in all public places in the months following confinement. Including in the case of “artisanal” productions, such as cloth masks. Enough to spark new vocations for fashion designers. Provided they know how to comply with Afnor standards. Launched by the Lille University Hospital, the "Garridou" mask, for example, was deemed "non-compliant" for a problem of ... breathability. In response, Martine Aubry, the mayor (PS) of the capital of Flanders, promised that a second "more breathable" version would "soon be released" to remedy it.

Secure schools or abandon their reopening

A school closed near Montpellier, closed on March 12 because of COVID-19. - Pascal GUYOT / AFP

"The council advises!" The government governs! Pierre-Louis Druais, a doctor and member of the Scientific Council, has found the formula that allows him to avoid controversy. On Saturday, in a very complete 42-page opinion, the Scientific Council indeed "took note" of the government's "political decision" to reopen schools from May 11. You don't have to be able to read between the lines to understand that the experts were against this idea. "The resumption of schools will bring significant population movements with young people for whom the barrier gestures are of great complexity", recognizes the doctor to 20 Minutes . The risk ? Let the virus make a second wave of infected ...

To avoid this, the Scientific Council therefore gratified the government with a long series of recommendations. That the classes do not cross in the corridors. That meals be taken in the classrooms and not in the canteen. Let the older ones wear masks… "I don't believe it," Gwen, a nurse at the Paul-d'Egine hospital in Champigny-sur-Marne (Seine-et-Marne), assumes with good sense. The children haven't seen each other for weeks. They will want to play with their friends, to cuddle ... ”

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Head of emergency at the Georges Pompidou hospital and mayor (LR) of Garenne-Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine), Philippe Juvin does not believe it either. "I spent the morning reading this 42-page notice," he explains. My feeling is that the Scientific Council has put all the conditions to make it clear that it is not possible to reopen schools on May 11. Political courage is also about reversing. Edouard Philippe must come back to this project! "

Convince the French to use the Stop-Covid app

Visiting this Saturday in a Seine-Saint-Denis test laboratory - his first trip in a month - Olivier Véran reaffirmed his wish to be able to perform "500 to 700,000 tests per week" against just over 50,000 per hour current. Biologists are skeptical of the means to achieve this goal, but the Minister continues to think that it is necessary to test all people with symptoms and all those who have been in contact with confirmed cases of coronavirus.

However, the French must agree to download and use the future Stop-Covid tracking application for this. It is thanks to this system that the government intends to isolate the carriers of the virus, from May 11. "It's a challenge because there are still several technical problems to solve, admitted Cédric O, the Secretary of State for Digital Affairs in an interview with the Journal du dimanche. We will not compromise on security. "

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This is necessary if he wishes to convince that his program is indeed "anonymous" and that the State will never have access to user data. Guarantor of digital freedoms, the Cnil rightly demanded, this Sunday, "additional guarantees" and intends "to be able to decide" again after the holding of a debate on the subject scheduled for Tuesday in Parliament.

Reassure caregivers and find equipment

Champigny-sur-Marne, April 6, 2020. In the corridors of the resuscitation service at Paul d'Egine hospital in the midst of a coronavirus epidemic. - V. VANTIGHEM

Weeks later, the applause for the caregivers, every evening at 8 p.m., did not falter. But they would prefer a little rest and more material. To succeed in the deconfinement, the executive will also have to reassure a nursing staff at the end of their nerves. "We expect to take a second wave in late May, early June," says Cathy, a nurse in the Paris region. Just see ... There are already more people on the road. People are already relaxing ... "

The 18th has officially self-defined (and he would like to let it dance). pic.twitter.com/xXkkRJ490w

The virus is lying in wait. And the equipment is running out. Philippe Juvin confides that his teams are reduced to washing overcoats normally intended for single use. “We are running out of masks and medicine again. The government has to do something because otherwise we will have a hard time getting out of it… ”

Because resuscitation services cannot absorb everything. Some beds have been released. But if the second wave of patients is larger than expected, hospitals may not be able to accommodate everyone. "We know there will be a second peak," confirms Pierre-Louis Druais, member of the Scientific Council. To absorb it, it is imperative that we still manage to free resuscitation beds ... Around 2,000 in my opinion ... "

Give small traders the means to take back

Illustration of confinement in the streets of Lyon. Here, a closed business. - C. Girardon / 20 Minutes

Chloé * takes off the flyers announcing the reductions on her storefront. They became obsolete in the space of six weeks. Manager of a manicure shop in the Paris region, she is trying, somehow, to prepare to reopen on May 11. "For the moment, we have no information," she says. I ordered plexiglass panes to protect my technicians and clients. But I don't even know if it's enough. We are sailing in full blur… ”

There is no reason why the health rules imposed should be stricter in local shops than in large retailers. Forbidding to one what we allow others is not normal. The current situation has a name: distortion of competition.

The government has not said much yet about the resilience of artisans and traders, very affected by the health crisis. In its opinion published on Saturday, the Scientific Council simply explained that the objective was to “gradually resume face-to-face activity, if possible involving only half of the workers. "

"The problem arises especially in shops where people will touch products, leave them, take them back," explains Pierre-Louis Druais. In fact, it will really depend on the type of business… ”It is up to the government to clarify things. "The merchants are in the starting blocks, assures Francis Palombi, director of the Confederation of the merchants of France, on Europe 1. But the rules of the game must be well advanced ..."

* The first name has been changed

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