Covid-19: the French government lightens the isolation rules for the vaccinated

Paris, December 31, 2021: the number of cases of Covid-19 contamination is exploding in France thanks to the spread of the Omicron variant.

And logically, the number of contact cases also.

To avoid a paralysis of economic activity, the government has decided to ease the isolation measures.

REUTERS - CHRISTIAN HARTMANN

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For a week, France has been beating contamination records.

The fault of the Omicron variant which turns out to be much more contagious with 220,000 patients screened yesterday Saturday.

It's mathematics, the number of contact cases is also exploding.

Faced with such a situation, the government has decided to relax the isolation rules ... The Minister of Health Olivier Véran announced it on Saturday evening in the

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The main change announced by the Minister of Health is the removal from tomorrow Monday of isolation for fully vaccinated contact cases, regardless of the variant ... 

however, you will need to test yourself regularly. 

People not or not fully vaccinated, they will have to isolate themselves for seven days.

Systematic isolation, which could last up to 17 days for people living under the same roof as a positive case, is therefore over.

Regarding the positive cases precisely, here again the government makes the distinction: if your vaccination schedule is complete, you must respect a seven-day isolation which can be reduced to five days if your test is negative and you no longer have any signs. infection for 48 hours.

If you are not or not fully vaccinated, the isolation period increases to ten days but can be reduced to 7 under the same conditions

Olivier Véran specifies that children will follow the same rules.

The Minister of National Education must detail the protocol tomorrow.

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: in France, the wearing of the mask obligatory for the children of 6 years from Monday

Avoid disorganization of economic life 

Olivier Véran recognizes it: the government wants to avoid a destabilization of social and economic life.

The isolation of workers, positive or contact cases, has become a headache for some companies but especially hospitals.

And then according to the Minister of Health, it is also necessary to adapt to

.

This variant causes three times less severe forms than Delta according to an English study published yesterday.

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: the Omicron variant less dangerous according to tests on animals

Olivier Véran even wants to be optimistic;

according to him the fifth wave of contamination could be the last.

But in the meantime, we must be extra vigilant ... 

The government still relies on vaccination and barrier gestures ... More than 100 million infections with Covid 19 have been identified in Europe since the appearance of the virus.

This represents 1/3 of global contaminations.

[# COVID19] New epidemiological point of December 30

➡️ The majority

#Omicron

variant ➡️

More than 72,000 new cases per day on average and increase in the effective reproduction rate

📄 Read the press release https://t.co/FQPTgAbMll pic.twitter .com / DpUKt7XD4B

- SantépubliqueFrance (@SantePubliqueFr) December 31, 2021

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