Alexandre Chauveau 6:58 am, December 17, 2021, modified at 7:01 am, December 17, 2021
While a Health Defense Council meets this Friday afternoon, the last before Christmas, the executive anticipates around 4,000 patients in intensive care by the end of the year.
The government plans to take new measures to fight Covid-19 but is not expected to make big announcements.
A new Health Defense Council meets on Friday.
The French government plans to take new measures to fight Covid-19 by the weekend, its spokesperson, Gabriel Attal announced on Wednesday, warning that the number of patients in intensive care should reach 4,000 around the holidays. .
No tightening of screws in the program, but the discussions will revolve around three subjects.
Limit the number of participants, perform an antigen test ...
The first is the acceleration of the recall campaign, while the government speaks of a "race against time" against the Omicron variant.
The Sanitary Defense Council should then follow the recommendations of the Scientific Council concerning Christmas and New Year's Day, by encouraging the French, among other things, to limit the number of participants at meals, and to carry out an antigen test if possible the day before or on day of rallies.
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And then it will again be a question of strengthening border controls, "tightening the sieve to better protect us", according to the expression of a ministerial adviser.
And this, while conditions for travel to Britain were restricted on Thursday.
In particular, the map of countries at risk could be enlarged.
Finally, other subjects should be mentioned but without being decided, such as the possibility of taking a booster dose four months after the last injection and no longer five months, as is the case today, or the vaccination of 5 -11 years old, if the High Authority for Health issues a favorable opinion.