Jean Castex, January 10, 2020 in Tarbes.
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While part of Europe is reconfiguring itself in the face of the outbreak of the epidemic, new restrictive measures could be announced in France this Thursday by Jean Castex, even if a reconfinement seems ruled out at this stage.
Main concern, the circulation of the British variant "VOC 202012/01", more contagious, and which now represents around 1% of positive tests for Covid-19 in France.
The number of new cases of Covid-19 remains high in France, with more than 23,000 contaminations in 24 hours, and hospital pressure is not weakening, with 24,735 hospitalized patients, including 2,701 patients in intensive care.
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5:41 p.m .: Jean Castex accompanied by six ministers
Olivier Véran (Health), Elisabeth Borne (Work), Bruno Le Maire (Economy and Finances), Roselyne Bachelot (Culture), Jean-Michel Blanquer (National Education) and Frédérique Vidal (Higher Education) will be alongside Jean Castex for this press conference.
Hello everyone and welcome to this live. We will all follow the speech of Jean Castex, who should announce new measures to contain the epidemic. General or extended 6 p.m. curfew? Answer in a few minutes!
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