At the Stade de France vaccinodrome, April 7, 2021. – Gabrielle CEZARD / SIPA
France took a first step on Monday evening towards the creation by the government of a “health pass”. Despite the reluctance and warnings of the oppositions and the Modem, the deputies gave a first green light to this measure on the first day of the examination of a bill which should loosen the state of health emergency without however let your guard down in the face of Covid-19.
This health pass, introduced by the government in the law committee, was the subject of a barrage of oppositions with the key to long discussions and many amendments of deletion or precision. All rejected.
For the majority, “it is the condition of freedom”
“The health pass should allow us to reopen establishments open to the public, festivals and meeting places. If we did not have the health pass, we would have to wait much longer “, warned the Secretary of State in charge of digital Cédric O.” It is the condition of freedom “, praised the LREM deputy, Roland Lescure.
But the opposition does not look favorably on the government’s strategy. “The logic that you are announcing to us is the management of a company with covid”, tackled the LFI Eric Coquerel. Communist Pierre Dharréville denounced a “dangerous philosophy of social control”.
The tool initially reserved for travel to or from abroad, will make access to large gatherings or certain places subject to presentation of a negative result of virological screening, or proof of vaccination or a certificate. recovery from contamination. “The device is surrounded by sufficient guarantees because it will not apply to daily activities” (restaurants, cinemas, theater, etc.), reassured the LREM reporter Jean-Pierre Pont.
No agreement on nightclubs
A tonnage of 1,000 people has been promised by the government but without inscribing it in the marble of the law. A question of “flexibility” for Jean-Pierre Pont. The argument did not convince the “walker” Pacôme Rupin or the Modem Philippe Latombe who denounced a “too broad text” and “not precise enough” when other deputies of the right as of the left demanded more “clarity in the criteria ”(surface, density, exterior / interior), following the example of Philippe Gosselin (LR).
The debates around the “sanitary pass” also allowed supporters of a reopening of nightclubs to give their voice. The Modem Christophe Blanchet has asked that this pass can serve as a key to reopening establishments that have been forced to close for 14 months. Again without success because of the risk of contamination considered too “high”. The debates continue this Tuesday.