More 100,000 new corona infections per day: Because of this dramatic development, France is tightening the corona rules – including a “disguised form of mandatory vaccination”.
100,000 new corona cases in France every day until the end of the year. Health Minister Olivier Véran spoke up with this warning two days before Christmas Eve and attributed this to the rapid spread of the Omikron variant. Omikron is likely to become the predominant variant of the corona virus in the country between Christmas and New Year, Véran told the broadcaster BMF-TV.
What he and many people in France had feared became reality on the Christmas holidays: 104,611 new cases had been recorded within 24 hours, the authorities announced on Saturday. A new high was registered for the third day in a row.
For Monday it is 30,383 in France. As in Germany, the decline is more likely to be attributed to fewer tests and reports during the holidays than to an actual relaxation of the corona situation.
A negative test is no longer sufficient for a Corona pass
In view of the dramatic development, France’s Council of Ministers met exceptionally between the years. Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Monday evening in Paris what will apply in the future in France: A full vaccination is a prerequisite for attending events, restaurants or long-distance travel. From January 15, a negative test for the nationwide Corona passport will no longer be recognized. Castex said the aim was to prevent health care overload and serious economic disruption. Parliament still has to approve the tightening.
The planned change means that the majority of people will need a booster vaccination. This can be done immediately three months after the immunization. After seven months at the latest, it was already compulsory for the Corona passport. However, unlike in Germany, most shops in France are still accessible without a vaccination certificate. Even before these resolutions, the conversion of the previous “health passport” into a “vaccination passport” was “a disguised form of compulsory vaccination”.
Mask requirement and home office in France
As a further step against the expected wave of corona infections with the highly contagious Omicron variant, Castex announced that a mask is required in city centers. An obligation to work from home applies in companies where it is possible to work from home, three days a week during the first three weeks of January – four days where possible.
“We will do everything we can to speed up vaccination and reach and convince unvaccinated people,” said Castex. The vaccination is the decisive means in the fight against the pandemic, as it protects against severe courses and overloading the clinics. However, nine out of ten people eligible for vaccination in France are already vaccinated. , that is, the number of registered infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week, at 759.
Schools open as planned despite Corona
Meanwhile, schools in France should reopen on January 3rd as planned, distance teaching is not planned. The Prime Minister said there would be no exit restrictions on New Year’s Eve either. By the end of the week, a decision will be made to shorten the quarantine obligation so that cases of infection and contact do not slow down economic life more than necessary.
At the same time, France is increasing the monthly wages of nurses in the intensive care units of hospitals by 100 euros. Prime Minister Castex announced on Tuesday during a visit to a clinic in Créteil near Paris that the bonus will be paid as early as January as part of a planned fundamental improvement in working conditions. In view of the corona crisis, intensive care personnel are needed more urgently than ever. “It’s not just about moral, but also material support for the government,” said Castex. Around 24,000 carers nationwide would benefit from the wage increase.
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Source From: Stern
