With the threat of a third wave after the end of the year holidays, a defense council must be held Tuesday at the Elysee Palace.
The hypothesis of a third confinement is on the table.
A choice already made in recent days by several European countries, such as Austria or Poland.
While the circulation of the coronavirus remains at a high level in France, the hypothesis of a third confinement is no longer taboo within the executive.
With a third wave in sight, this is the choice that several regions of Europe have already made, such as Northern Ireland, Scotland or Poland.
There, all non-essential businesses have closed for at least six weeks and social interaction must be limited.
"We're fed up but it's reasonable. We accept it but I hope not for too long. We're all exhausted from this life," sighs Catagina, a French-speaking Polish.
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General weariness
The logic is the same in Austria, so is weariness.
Everything that had reopened before Christmas is closing, including childcare facilities, says Alexandra, a young mother living in Vienna for four years.
"It's quite annoying because the children cannot meet, not play together. And teleworking is complicated. Social contacts have been reduced for almost a year."
The Austrian chancellor has fixed the return to a semblance of normality on January 24 and a week earlier for those who will be tested.
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Scotland and Northern Ireland, for their part, are imposing new draconian restrictions with the closure of "non-essential" businesses and the limitation or even prohibition of social contacts.