This statement by the government spokesperson comes as the Omicron variant is gaining in importance in France.
The government does not rule out going “beyond“Restrictive measures in force in the event of”very strong resumption of the epidemic linked to the Omicron variantGovernment spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday. “We have already announced measures on December 31 (…) but if we see that there is a very strong resumption of the epidemic linked to the Omicron variant, we could obviously go beyond“, He said on France 2.
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According to the government spokesperson, France between “in a period of turbulence with Omicron“, Noting that this variant of the coronavirus translates in the United Kingdom as”a deluge of contaminations“. “The Omicron variant is significantly more contagious than anything that has been known: it develops 70% faster than the previous variants and, every two to three days, the number of cases doubles“, Underlined Gabriel Attal, relying on the”absolutely stunning progressionAlready observed in the United Kingdom. “The question mark is the proportion of severe cases that require hospitalization“, He clarified.
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20 million booster injections
Sticking to his line never to exclude anything “in principle“, Including a re-containment as in the Netherlands, Gabriel Attal nevertheless argued that the vaccination booster was”effective against the Omicron variant“, Rejoicing that France crosses Tuesday”the 20 million mark“From people who received a booster dose”four days ahead of the target set by (the Minister of Health) Olivier Véran“. The health pass made it possible to have “ten to fifteen million more vaccinated“, Underlined Gabriel Attal, also calling again the French to be cautious during the end of year celebrations.
Claimed by the LR candidate for the presidential election, Valérie Pécresse, the one week extension of school holidays is not “at all a privileged hypothesis“By the government which only considers it”last resort“, He also specified. Asked about a possible postponement of the presidential election, scheduled for April 10 and 24, 2022, Gabriel Attal firmly refuted this hypothesis, assuring that the ballot would be held “in April“, Recalling that”local electionsHad already taken place during the epidemic. Postponing the presidential election is “neither on the table, nor under the table, nor in the cupboard next to the table“, He insisted.
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