Containment in Île-de-France: what are the possible scenarios?

Faced with the third wave of the coronavirus epidemic, new health measures should be taken this Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in particular for the Île-de-France region. Jean Castex announced this Tuesday March 16, 2021 to BFMTV: "The time has come to consider arrangements for the Ile-de-France region." So what fate awaits Ile-de-France residents in the days to come?

Towards a weekend confinement?

When Prime Minister Jean Castex spoke to BFMTV, he referred to health measures on the model of those introduced in Nice or even in Dunkirk in recent weeks: "Reconfining the weekend is a guess." A speech whose intention is to prepare the minds of Ile-de-France residents. As a reminder, the incidence rate is now above 400, a threshold recently set by Jean Castex, and the occupancy rate of intensive care beds has exceeded 100% in the Ile-de-France region. But would confinement on the weekend be enough?

Towards confinement 7 days a week

If Emmanuel Macron has somehow rejected the idea of ​​confinement, he is considering "to take new decisions in the coming days", although "in an appropriate and proportionate manner." Sure BFMTV, journalist Thomas Soulié mentioned the second option considered by the government: "The hard option is a lockdown 7 days a week of the capital region … But with the schools open. Clearly, it would be the lockdown that the French experienced in November", he explains before recalling that we would not be "Safe from a surprise from the chef."

It has been a year since the coronavirus pandemic changed our daily lives. It remains to be seen whether a positive development is possible for the months to come.