News is going fast, very fast. But what if we landed? What if you stayed? Because it's you, because it's us, because between you and us, you know, it's serious, here is our weekly selection of articles that give you food for thought.
1. Back in progress
Reopening the high schools for a month, when the bac is in continuous control and the oral French canceled, was it really necessary? Yes, answer the ministry and the teachers. If they have not always agreed on the method, all agree that the students must come back to class, to catch up on dropouts, prepare a possible oral catch-up exam for Bac and because in the end " every week of lessons won counts ”.
2. Small groups and big hugs
They must wash their hands when they arrive and eat lunch prepared at home. But apart from that, nothing has changed for the ten children welcomed in this crèche in Lyon. And it is not the mask permanently worn by the staff that will prevent hugs. "Children adapt to everything," says the director.
3. An unstamped ballot
After positioning himself resolutely against, Christophe Castaner opened the way to a postal vote for the second round of the municipal elections. But according to Romain Rambaud, professor of public law at the University of Grenoble, this would pose more problems than solutions and this could cause suspicion of fraud on the ballot.
4. Endless symptoms
Being sick, finally healing, then feeling the symptoms again a few weeks later. Some patients with Covid-19 describe endless illness or wonder if they might have caught the virus a second time. For Dr. Benjamin Davido, infectious disease specialist at Raymond-Poincaré de Garches hospital and referent crisis doctor for Covid-19, it is more a question of deregulation of the immune system. Something to reassure, a little.
5. Cherished freedoms
What remains of our freedoms in the age of the coronavirus? Peggy Avez, doctor and associate in philosophy, researcher, creator of the Simone et les philosophes site, talks about the collective acceptance of confinement and the voluntary renunciation of our freedoms.
6. No big strikes on the horizon
The crisis has accentuated inequalities at work and has given rise to many demands. To the point of exploding social anger? No, says sociologist Baptiste Giraud, a specialist in unionism and social conflicts. Because in addition to their difficulty in mobilizing, unions "will be put under pressure by the decline in economic activity and exposed to blackmail for employment".
7. Signed, it's almost won
They left their little window at the bottom of our screens for a special place alongside Emmanuel Macron or Jérôme Salomon during his daily press briefings. Sign language translators have become more visible than ever since the start of the crisis. The beginning of recognition for the deaf and hard of hearing, even if there is still a long way to go.
8. Covid-19, a divine punishment?
Unless your name is Noah, you are in pain. Because the coronavirus, God sent it to us to punish us. So pray. Or watch this new issue of Oh My Fake . This week, Clemence explains to us why attributing a new potentially fatal disease to the divine will is nothing new.
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