• While the end of the crisis is threatened by the deterioration of the health situation, due to the progression of the Delta variant, Emmanuel Macron must address the French on Monday at 8 p.m.

  • This speech will take place two and a half months after the interview given on April 29 by the Head of State, in which he detailed the schedule for deconfinement.

  • The Elysée did not give details on the content of the intervention, but the entourage of Emmanuel Macron recently indicated that his objective was to set the course for the last ten months of the end of the quinquennium, in particular on reforms such as pensions.

Faced with the deterioration of the health situation, in particular due to the progression of the Delta variant, Emmanuel Macron will address the French, this Monday at 8 p.m., and could announce new restrictions.

But the head of state should also take the opportunity to set the course for the last ten months of the end of his five-year term, in particular on reforms such as pensions.

Vaccination of caregivers, expansion of the health pass, trips abroad, wearing a mask outdoors, pension reform ...

20 Minutes

takes stock of the subjects that could be addressed by the President of the Republic during his speech, a few hours after the Health Defense Council.

Compulsory vaccination of caregivers

Having become the center of all debates for several days, the compulsory vaccination of caregivers could well become reality on Monday evening. And for good reason, the vaccination rate of caregivers peaks at 57% in nursing homes and 64% in hospitals, according to the latest figures from the French Hospital Federation (FHF). “The vaccination rate is still rising (among caregivers), but not fast enough (…). If the vaccination is insufficient, we will move towards compulsory vaccination (among caregivers), we give ourselves until September, ”said Olivier Véran, the Minister of Health, at the end of June on Franceinfo.

An opinion shared by the Scientific Council.

Friday, the body, which guides the French government during the coronavirus pandemic, advocated "an obligation to vaccinate for caregivers", affirming to be based on the "recommendation" of the orientation council of the vaccine strategy.

The government could adopt a bill before the end of July that includes this obligation.

Extension of the health pass

Will it soon be necessary to show a white paw to eat at an indoor restaurant? Last week, the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, asked the leaders of the parliamentary groups to think about the extension of the "field of application of the sanitary pass". Currently, the health pass, which consists of presenting proof of vaccination, a negative test of less than 48 hours or of contamination with Covid-19 of at least 15 days and less than 6 months, is not compulsory only for events, indoor and outdoor, of more than 1,000 people.

Since this Friday, it is also compulsory to go to the discotheques which have reopened.

The executive could announce the lowering of the gauges for events already subject to the sanitary pass, but also the extension to sports halls, cultural places, certain shops or bars and restaurants indoors.

Trips abroad

Thursday morning, through the voice of Clément Beaune, Secretary of State for European Affairs, the government advised the French to avoid going to Spain or Portugal, where the health situation is deteriorating sharply, during the holidays of summer.

“Those who have not yet booked their holidays, avoid Spain, Portugal in your destinations, it is a word of caution, a recommendation.

It is better to stay in France or go to other countries ”, he declared on France 2, adding that“ reinforced measures ”concerning these destinations could be taken in the coming days.

Return of the mask

If the health situation deteriorates, in particular because of the Delta variant, it is not the same from one department to another.

In Haute-Corse, Haute-Marne or Haute-Savoie, more than 90% of the tests screened are affected by the L452R mutation, characteristic in particular of the Delta strain, which is more contagious, according to data from Public Health France.

Conversely, in Creuse and Yonne, less than 10% of the tests screened are affected by the Delta variant.

Faced with these differences, the government plans to territorialize certain measures, and in particular the return of the wearing of masks outdoors in the departments where the Delta variant circulates more.

Pension reform

If the Head of State should announce the restoration of certain health restrictions, he must also take advantage of this speech to set the course for the last ten months of the end of the five-year term. According to the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, Emmanuel Macron will take stock of the economic recovery and the recovery plan of 100 billion euros, the deployment of which must "accelerate".

The President of the Republic could also address the subject of pension reform.

If no information has leaked on this thorny issue, several voices are opposed to the resumption of the bill at the start of the school year.

This is the case of Christophe Castaner, the boss of LREM deputies.

"I am not in favor of a too narrow schedule," said the former Minister of the Interior, interviewed in the online program

Le Talk

du 

Figaro

, this Friday.

"Today, there are too many uncertainties to say that this text must be presented in September to the (National) Assembly", he added.

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