Government spokesman Gabriel Attal at the exit of the Elysee Palace. – Jacques Witt / SIPA
Will the date the restrictions be lifted? “This is what is planned,” said Gabriel Attal at the exit of the Health Defense Council and the Council of Ministers. “Everything that was said by the President of the Republic in his speech of March 31 constitutes the basis of our current work,” confirmed the government spokesperson on Wednesday morning. It is therefore still expected that “travel restrictions and therefore regional travel will be lifted” on May 3.
According to him, the first perceptible effects of confinement. “We could be at the peak of the epidemic or close to it” indicated the government spokesperson, who warned that “the epidemic is receding half as much as in the fall”.
India has been added to the list of countries for which France requires quarantine of travelers upon their arrival in France, added Gabriel Attal. Level vaccination, the spokesperson also indicated that 2.5 million doses were injected during the past week.
As every Wednesday morning, Emmanuel Macron convened a Health Defense Council. The executive was to take the opportunity to talk about the end of the school holidays, the dates of which the government has unified. Primary school students must return to class on April 26, middle school and high school students will be waiting for them on May 3.
The Council met on Wednesday in a much more favorable health context. The Covid-19 epidemic seems to be on a downward slope in France and if the current rhythm of vaccinations continues, the executive will be able to reach its goal of 20 million vaccinated with at least one dose by mid-May. However, the situation is still too fragile to quickly relax the restrictions. “Hospital pressure remains extremely strong,” warned Gabriel Attal.