French only recently revived their normal life, and new stakes are up. After the UK variant – renamed Alpha – France is to face a challenge: the spread of the Delta variant. This mutation – 60% more contagious than the Alpha variant – has already originated a resurgence in the epidemic in 11 regions. The Delta variant is even dominating in three of them, and sparks fear of causing a fourth epidemic wave.
The stake is such the French government gathered on Monday July 12, 2021 a new health defense council. On the occasion, different leads have been studied to curb the spread of the Delta variant in the country. What are the measures considered by the government?
According to BFMTV, another curfew is possible, although the French President is not ruling for it, so is full-time working from home, or even the closure of some places. Measures likely to be made in addition to compulsory vaccination for some professions, extending the health pass, no more free “comfort” PCR and antigenic tests, reinforcing quarantine, as already decided on this past July 12 during the previous defense council.
Coronavirus: health pass extended, what has changed since July 21, 2021?
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As the Delta variant causes a new surge in the coronavirus epidemic in France, the government has decided to extend the health pass starting from Monday August 9 to more daily life places. A measure instated progressively. Here is what changes in France starting from today. [Read more]
As the spread of the Delta variant makes people fear a fourth coronavirus epidemic wave is to hit the country very soon, extra measures have been made on Monday July 12, 2021. Emmanuel Macron announces the health pass is extended - starting from early August - to more public venues. Among them: bars, cafés and restaurants, shopping malls, as well as transit such as trains and planes. Discover the detailed list. [Read more]
Faced with the spread of the Delta variant and the fourth wave, several French cities and departments have decided to instate compulsory outdoor facemask-wearing again to curb the coronavirus epidemic. [Read more]
As France is preparing for a fifth coronavirus epidemic wave - expected to hit this Fall - the population has to comply with the health pass now extended to many public places. Prime Minister Jean Castex also confirmed "comfort" screening tests will be charged from October 15, 2021... Before adding that only unvaccinated adults will have to pay for these tests if not prescribed by a doctor. [Read more]
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