Jean Castex and Olivier Véran, November 12, 2020 in Paris.
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THE ESSENTIAL
Prime Minister Jean Castex and Minister of Health Olivier Véran hold a press conference this Thursday at 6 p.m.
They must defend the government's vaccination strategy, targeted by critics for its slowness.
Another objective: to give more visibility to sectors in difficulty, such as culture, restaurants or ski resorts.
In France, the situation is "better" than in other European countries, estimates Jean-François Delfraissy, the president of the scientific council.
But "we arrive at worrying figures", he warns.
“Heavier measures” could be discussed next week.
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A few minutes before the press conference, bad news in terms of the epidemic: two “risk clusters” of the British variant of the coronavirus, more transmissible and which worries the international community, were detected in France, Brittany and Ile-de-France, said Thursday the Ministry of Health.
In total, 19 cases of contamination by this variant have so far been proven throughout France, as well as three others by a different variant initially spotted in South Africa, the ministry said in a press release.
Hello everyone and welcome to this live. We are going to follow together the press conference of Jean Castex, accompanied by Olivier Véran and Alain Fischer, the “Mr. vaccine” of the government.
Advanced curfew, calendar for cultivation or restaurants, vaccines… They must answer many questions linked to the health crisis.
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