France: after a week of isolation, the executive offers itself a parenthesis
The French executive will be able to take a relative break after the period of isolation due to the contamination of Emmanuel Macron (Illustrative image).
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The Christmas holidays are also under the sign of Covid-19 for the French government.
Emmanuel Macron was directly affected by the epidemic.
Tested positive for Covid-19 a week ago, the Head of State should be able to come out of his isolation this Thursday.
The start of a few days of rest for the executive.
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His negative PCR test in his pocket, Jean Castex flew on Wednesday for Prades, his stronghold in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
Family vacations, respecting the rules he himself has enacted: no more than 6 adults at the table.
The Prime Minister does not rule out putting a foot on the ground before going to celebrate the New Year with French troops in Chad.
Minimum holidays
Emmanuel Macron will be able to leave the solitude of his official residence of the Lantern in Versailles.
Confined for a week
, the head of state chained videoconference meetings and phone calls.
After his almost intimate video broadcast at the start of his isolation, communication about his state of health was reduced to statements of a few words.
Only one appointment is currently set in his agenda: the presentation of his wishes to the French on December 31 at 8 p.m.
For the rest of the government, two watchwords in this period of crisis: exemplarity and proximity.
The ministers are instructed not to leave France.
Holidays at a minimum and under the threat of the Covid, as for the rest of the French.
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Emmanuel Macron
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