Many French schoolchildren, middle school and high school students will not go to school. This is one of the consequences of the spread of the coronavirus epidemic in Italy, where eleven cities are now isolated from the world. Those who were on the other side of the Alps and who recently returned to France must for fourteen days, the time of the incubation period, avoid any non-imperative exit. This containment measure was, before France, adopted by only five countries or regions: China, Singapore, South Korea, and in Italy the regions of Lombardy and Veneto ...
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Containment for children, no contraindication for adults
If they return from these places, they "should not be sent to the nursery, school, college or high school", according to the text posted on the government website. Currently, two of the three school zones are on vacation and the third (academies of Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles) resumed classes on Monday. The reason for this isolation is simple: it is too complicated to have a child wear a mask for a whole day.
These are also effective only a few hours, which would require young people to change them regularly. For adults, however, there is no formal contraindication. It is always possible to go, with a mask, to the office or to the university ... even if the authorities ask to privilege telework when possible. Canteen meetings, elevators and lunches are also not recommended.
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It is also requested not to use public transport, not to go to the restaurant or to the cinema and therefore not to make any non-essential outings. In addition to respecting the classic "barrier gestures", it is also recommended to take your temperature twice a day. If symptoms start to appear, you should not go to the emergency room or the police station, but call 15 directly.
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