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Following the passage of stage 3 of the coronavirus epidemic, Jean-Michel Blanquer, Minister of Education, announced that according to estimates 50 to 70% of the French population will be contaminated.
This Sunday March 15 at midnight, the shops "not essential to the life of the country" have closed until further notice. Restaurants, nightclubs, cafes and even cinemas will therefore remain closed. Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced these measures which tighten containment while France has now moved to stage 3 of the epidemic. Emmanuel Macron also said on Thursday evening that the crèches and educational establishments will remain closed from next week.
Guest of Franceinfo, Jean-Michel Blanquer, Minister of Education, recalled that we should not "consider yourself to be on vacation ".
The Minister also revealed that the platform (of Cned) "My class at home" registered 220,000 more registrations in 24 hours and that rate was likely to increase "continue". Jean-Michel Blanquer encouraged the students to continue working at home because the baccalaureate will be maintained.
The Minister then spoke on strengthening containment measures. According to the figures, more than half of the population is expected to be affected by covid-19. "We consider, and here I am only repeating what the scientists say, that 50 to 70% of the population in the end ends up being contaminated by the virus, and it is moreover that which puts an end to the virus since it creates a form of majority immunity, and therefore the virus dies out by itself ", did he declare.
For her part, the Minister of the Ecological Transition appealed to the civics of the French. Elisabeth Borne explained that it was necessary for everyone to give up "non-essential displacement". "The rule is now to limit travel as much as possible to slow the spread of the virus.", she added.
RATP and SCNF should propose a "reduced offer"of transport from this Monday, March 16. "At this stage, it is a question of maintaining public transport in agglomeration to allow the French to carry out the strictly necessary displacements. Concerning the transport of longer distance, between agglomerations, by trains, by buses or by planes, these will be gradually reduced", noted Elisabeth Borne.
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by Sarah Chekroun