Emmanuel Grégoire, first assistant to Anne Hidalgo.
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SIPA PRESS
“It's a guess.
"This Friday, the first deputy mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, returned at a press conference, on the proposal formulated Thursday to confine the capital for three weeks in order" to have the prospect of reopening everything "to its outcome, including bars, restaurants and cultural venues,
After the surprise announcement the day before, the first deputy was more nuanced.
“If things stabilize, adjustment measures will have to be put in place.
In the event that it deteriorates, we are then against half-measures which would only delay harder containment, ”he explained, advocating“ short-term efforts ”.
“Half-measures are testing the morale of our fellow citizens,” he added.
"Rediscover the prospect of a normal life in spring"
This localized containment proposal is "a means", according to the first deputy, to "regain the prospect of a normal life in the spring" and to restore "hope" and "visibility".
This request will be transmitted to the prefect and to the Regional Health Agency this weekend before forwarding it to the government.
The proposal of the mayor of Paris to confine the capital for three weeks will be "studied" at the level of the region, despite reservations about its duration and the closure of schools, reacted this Friday the spokesman of the government Gabriel Attal.
"If we entered into this framework of discussions with elected officials, it is so that they make proposals, so the proposal of the mayor of Paris will obviously be studied," assured the government spokesperson on France Inter.
The announcement Thursday of a possible three-week confinement of the capital caused an outcry among elected officials in Ile-de-France.
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