Parenthesis closed or risks mitigated but still present? In France, "the bulk of the epidemic (of Covid-19) is behind us," said Minister of Health Olivier Véran on LCI on Monday, while stressing that the fight against the coronavirus is not over.
Continued testing and contact tracing
"The virus has not finished circulating in the territory" and that "does not mean that we stop facing the virus", explained Olivier Véran, recalling that barrier measures and other restrictions remained in force.
"We are continuing the tests and contact tracing (search for people in contact with confirmed cases)", and we must always "avoid the regrouping of several people in a closed environment", he warned, recalling that the bans on gatherings of more than 10 people on the public highway and major events (more than 5,000 people) remained in force.
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And, while the government has been able to ease restrictions as the deconfinement began, "we will be able to take protective measures if necessary", according to a "battery of indicators that we follow day by day, "he said.
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