Coronavirus: the French government has 15 days to prepare for deconfinement

Text by: Valérie Gas Follow

In his speech on April 13, devoted to the coronavirus pandemic, Emmanuel Macron announced a gradual deconfinement from May 11 in France. And to achieve this, the President of the Republic asked the government to present to him within 15 days a plan to organize this new stage. Edouard Philippe and his ministers are working to prepare this deadline.

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It is a credibility test for Emmanuel Macron. A member of the government explains that " all the ministries are brought to floor " on this challenge: that of the deconfinement in France, country almost frozen since March 17 and engaged in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The President of the Republic announced that the deconfinement will begin gradually from Monday, May 11.

Lots of issues to resolve by May 11

Who will ultimately present the plan? This mission could be attributed to the Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, but it is not yet decided. For the moment, it is time to work to prepare a global plan in all areas of life under the leadership of Jean Castex, the “Monsieur Déconfinement” appointed by Edouard Philippe, who has been working since early April.

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" The deconfinement will not be a frank laugh, " said a minister, with critical points about school, transport, on the ability to organize branch by branch a return to work in guaranteed health security conditions … Many questions, notably logistical ones, must also be settled, such as for example that of the provision of “general public” masks for those who will return to work, or that of the hotels where people with symptoms and tested positive at Covid-19 after May 11.

From May 11, we will gradually reopen nurseries, schools, colleges and high schools.

Everything must be organized because successfully breaking out of confinement is an imperative for the president, whose management of the epidemic has been criticized and who seeks to regain the confidence of the French.

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