Limited meetings, suspended visits, reduced team… Faced with the spread of the coronavirus, the Elysée has significantly strengthened the protective measures around Emmanuel Macron and his collaborators, said the presidency, confirming information from France Inter, adding that the head of state intended to continue his trips.
No more meetings are organized in his offices and attention is paid to the objects he touches, such as pens, pads or files, to "preserve the workspace of the president," explained the Elysée, adding: "A space is maintained around him".
Disinfected rooms after each meeting
Reinforced protection measures also apply to the 800 employees of the palace and in particular to the closest collaborators of Emmanuel Macron. Thus public visits are suspended, guests for lunches or dinners reduced to the bare essentials. All visitors are systematically asked if they have been exposed to contact cases or have visited cluster areas.
In addition to the "barrier measures" in place for ten days - no more hugging or hand shaking, etc. - meetings in offices are now prohibited and chairs more widely spaced. Dedicated meeting rooms are set up, with cleaning between each meeting. The main collaborators of the Head of State are subject to reinforced vigilance measures: they must be more careful in transport, go less to the cinema or to the theater, etc. A business continuity plan has already been put in place, with a pair system.
"The head of state does not intend to live confined, he wants to continue to move"
Staff members who have been in contact with a contact case or who have visited a cluster are asked to stay at home, which is the case for three people from the Palais, "but there is no case at Elysée ”, underlines the presidency. "But the head of state does not intend to live confined, he wants to continue to move," adds his entourage. Monday, he inaugurated a Happy Café on the Champs-Elysées with hundreds of people and Monday evening he received hundreds of people again for decorations of business leaders. Tuesday morning, he planned a new trip.
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Last night, the presidency could not cancel the decoration discounts "but the president was attentive" to limit contacts. "It will be the last session of this type for now," said those around him. The ceremony in tribute to the victims of terrorism scheduled for Wednesday, in the presence in particular of the King of Spain, was maintained but the number of guests limited to 900.
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