Edouard Philippe speaks on television on April 19, 2020. - ALLILI MOURAD / SIPA

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Edouard Philippe will present his deconfinement plan this Thursday at 4 p.m.

He will be well surrounded. To present "the stage of May 11" which marks the beginning of the deconfinement of France department by department, Edouard Philippe will be accompanied, this Thursday at 4 p.m., by six ministers. Several subjects crystallize the attention to four days of the expected unlocking of the country, which must be done in a "progressive" and "differentiated", according to the Prime Minister: the conditions for reopening of nursery and elementary schools, the resumption of public transport , returning to businesses or the possibility of traveling within a radius of 100 km in particular.

Warning against “Covid-19 parties” to acquire immunity

The idea of ​​organizing "Covid-19 parties" in order to contaminate participants who would then be hypothetically immunized against the disease is "extremely dangerous", authorities in the United States of Washington warned on Wednesday. "Gatherings like this in the midst of the pandemic can be extremely dangerous and put people at increased risk of hospitalization and even death," said John Wiesman, health official for the northwestern state. "Furthermore, it is unclear whether the people who recovered from Covid-19 have long-term protection," he said. "There are still many things we do not know about this virus, including health issues that may persist after infection."

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing accused of sexual assault by a German journalist

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing targeted by a sexual assault complaint. A German journalist accuses the 94-year-old former French head of state of having repeatedly pressed her buttocks during a photo shoot after an interview in late 2018, reveal Le Monde and the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung . Ann-Kathrin Stracke, 37, filed a complaint with the Paris public prosecutor's office on March 10. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's chief of staff, Olivier Revol, told the two daily newspapers that the former president had "no memory of his meeting" with the German journalist, adding: "If what is alleged against him was true , he would of course be sorry, but he does not remember anything. "

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