Louis de Raguenel edited by Solène Delinger 09:33, December 06, 2021
While the Omicron variant is now very present in France and the fifth wave is spreading across the country, a Health Defense Council is meeting this Monday at the Elysee Palace.
What new measures will the executive take to once again contain the Covid-19 epidemic?
What new measures to slow down the fifth wave of Covid-19?
While 42,252 new cases have been detected in the past 24 hours, that 11,526 people are hospitalized, including 2,066 in intensive care, the government is considering adapting health measures to stop the spread of the virus.
With one idea in mind: to save Christmas.
Towards a reinforced health pass?
As government spokesman Gabriel Attal indicated last week, the executive wants to concretely launch Operation "Save Christmas".
But, good news, he is not considering any re-containment or curfew.
It will mainly be a question of accelerating the vaccination for the booster dose.
300 vaccination centers will open.
The executive will also try to convince those who still have not received their first dose.
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Also on the table: restaurateurs and bar owners could be forced to carry out identity checks, in addition to health pass checks, to better fight against fraudulent certificates.
Finally, it will be a question of vaccination of children under 12, even if it is not immediately.
As long as the high health authority has not expressed itself, the government will not make a decision.
But, if it issued a favorable opinion, the government is already preparing for the start of vaccination of under 12s, as early as January.