After the rebellion of Marseille local elected officials against the health measures imposed in the city of Marseille by the government, the latter absolutely wants to avoid a new controversy in Paris, Lyon or Lille, where the indicators that measure the intensity of the coronavirus epidemic are deteriorate every day.

After Marseille, around Paris, Lyon, Lille, Grenoble and Toulouse?

Health Minister Olivier Véran is organizing a new press conference on Thursday to take stock of the coronavirus epidemic while the indicators are very bad in several large French cities.

For his part, Prime Minister Jean Castex receives precisely the same day, in Matignon, the mayors of Paris, Lyon, Lille, Grenoble and Toulouse.

The objective is clear: to consult and discuss before acting, unlike what happened in Marseille.

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There is no question, for the government, of reliving the Marseille controversy.

The elected Phocéens denounced the lack of consultation between the State and the communities when it was necessary to apply strict sanitary measures in the city.

Jean Castex will therefore meet with Anne Hidalgo (PS), Grégory Doucet (EELV), Martine Aubry (PS), Eric Piolle (EELV) then Jean-Luc Moudenc (LR), respectively mayors of Paris, Lyon, Lille, Grenoble and Toulouse.

The idea being to "work on the most effective measures possible", we advance on the side of Matignon.

We must "anticipate more consultation with elected officials", also recognizes an adviser to the executive and, above all, absolutely avoid a new sling.

Sanitary screw turn?

These interviews will "not necessarily" give rise to a new turn of the sanitary screw, assures an adviser from Olivier Véran.

As a reminder, the closure of bars at 10 p.m. has been applied since Monday in the capital.

Since then, the three indicators that put a city in the maximum alert zone have been in the red.

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The idea of ​​these meetings is rather to give a chance to the latest sanitary measures recently applied in these large cities to produce their effects.

What if there are no effects?

So the government will strike harder next week ... but having discussed upstream with local elected officials.