The President of the Republic announced Tuesday that the wearing of the mask would be mandatory on August 1 in closed public places. For geneticist Axel Kahn, this is an essential measure to continue stemming the coronavirus epidemic. "We must not be shy," he said on Europe 1 Wednesday.

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"I recommend to all our fellow citizens to wear the mask as much as possible when they are outside. And a fortiori when they are in an enclosed place. We will put ourselves in a situation of power, for example from August 1, make it completely mandatory "In enclosed public places, Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday during his July 14 interview, when asked that he was on the coronavirus epidemic. "It is a measure of common sense", judge Wednesday on Europe 1 Axel Kahn, famous geneticist and signatory of a forum going in this direction Saturday, with other doctors.

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"In February-March, the virus was everywhere, it was in front of us. So we made an extraordinary effort, we sprinted with containment and we caught it," recalls the man who is also president of the League against the cancer. "And there, we are relaxing our effort and it is catching up with us again. We must not let it go and we must use all measures to reduce contamination from person to person, in particular the wearing of a mask. "

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"August 1 is a bit late"

Axel Kahn also believes that "August 1 is a bit late". "I am launching a call: from July 20, a client who does not have a mask does not come in," he insists. "And someone who has forgotten his mask, by himself, does not enter stores. It is extremely simple. Ultimately, if there are 90% of people who wear their mask, this will decrease the risk of person-to-person contamination. "

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While a certain relaxation has been observed in France for the past few days, the fear of a second wave is becoming more and more pressing. "I am not very pessimistic if we do not make the andouille sausage. We should not do the sausage today," insists Axel Kahn, who ensures that the country is no longer watched by a shortage of mask. "Masks are everywhere, even on the sidewalks," concludes the doctor.