The president could announce Wednesday the establishment of a curfew to fight against the epidemic.
This measure raises many questions but it has significantly slowed the spread of the virus in Guyana.
In this department, city officials and doctors note its effectiveness.
Will Emmanuel Macron announce on Wednesday the establishment of a curfew in the areas most affected by the progression of the coronavirus epidemic?
This hypothesis is becoming thicker but would not be new.
Indeed, a curfew is already in place in the department of Guyana.
"It worked well because we went back to the green. We are not in the situation we experienced a few months ago," said the microphone of Europe 1 François Ringuet, mayor of the City of Kourou.
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Since March 24, the Guyanese have to respect this very strict curfew.
Initially, it was forbidden to drive between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. and throughout the weekend.
It has since been lightened, between midnight and 5 a.m.
"There are no parties, birthdays, house parties, all the bars are closed. There is no one left in the streets."
For the mayor, the population plays the game and respects this "mini confinement".
Stable admissions, declining resuscitations
"These curfew measures have made it possible to greatly reduce the transmission rate. With a reproduction number which has fallen from 1.7 to 1.1", abounds Simon Cauchemez, infectious disease modeler at the Institut Pasteur and member of the scientific council.
Like the city councilor of Kourou, he considers the curfew to be effective: "This meant that we observed a peak of the epidemic less than what it would have been without these measures."
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In its latest bulletin, the Regional Health Agency in Guyana specifies that, in the department, new admissions have remained stable and that intensive care admissions are down.