"I confirm that very soon the president will speak again," he said, without giving a date, while visiting a vaccination center in a pharmacy in Paris.

This speech will be the first by the Head of State since that of July 12.

And, if it was held at the beginning of next week as mentioned by government sources, would come five months just before the first round of the presidential election on April 10, 2022.

It should be on the same format as that of July 12, including a part "on the health situation" and another "on the economic recovery, the reforms which are being carried out and on all the subjects which cross our country today. ", according to Gabriel Attal.

After congratulating a woman who had been vaccinated with the third dose at the pharmacy, the spokesperson stressed that the health situation was again worrying because "Europe has once again become the epicenter of the epidemic", with a "very strong recovery" in some countries, especially in the east.

"In France, we are seeing a slight recovery at this stage, but that is certain with a 15% increase in the incidence over the past week. The incidence rate at the national level is now above 60", a he declared, recalling that the alert threshold was at 50.

"No one should miss the reminder" because "vaccination is a trump card", he insisted.

Traveling to Montpellier, Jean Castex had previously urged "a general mobilization around vaccination", calling on those concerned to "use the 3rd dose".

Parliament also authorized on Friday the possible use of the health pass until July 31, 2022, despite the hostility of oppositions.

In his speech on July 12, Emmanuel Macron announced the vaccination obligation for caregivers and caregivers, the extension of the health pass and the end of free PCR tests in the fall for the unvaccinated.

He had also confirmed the implementation of the disputed reform of unemployment insurance, and announced the France 2030 plan and "a commitment income" for young people which became a "contract of employment" at its presentation Tuesday .

He also indicated that the pension reform, suspended at the start of the epidemic, would be relaunched as soon as "sanitary conditions were met".

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