Louis de Raguenel
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11:46 a.m., December 22, 2021
While many European countries are reintroducing health restrictions, and President Emmanuel Macron wants to avoid taking radical measures, the idea of a return to the curfew is resurfacing in the government. A scenario feared by the executive, which continues to bet on vaccination to avoid getting there.
Will the curfew make a comeback in France? While we thought the measure behind us since the mass vaccination, the idea is no longer a taboo in the corridors of the ministries. In fact, in less than a week, all government certainties have been shattered, and many European countries are implementing health restrictions. President Emmanuel Macron wants to avoid having to take these measures, and until Tuesday, the return of the curfew was swept away by the government. But on Wednesday morning, the music changed tone.
No curfew before Christmas
If the curfew is no longer ruled out, the measure will not be applied before Christmas because the executive’s objective is to let the French meet with their families. However, from December 31, if the measure can make a comeback, a re-containment is now considered “unthinkable”. Even if it has little information on the impact of the Omicron variant, the government is really worried, which explains this acceleration.
More than ever, the executive continues to bet on the vaccine by increasing the number of appointments available by two million before the start of 2022. There is also an acceleration for the implementation of the vaccine pass. A bill will be presented to the exceptional Council of Ministers on December 27, instead of January 5 as initially planned, for adoption expected at the end of January as hoped by government spokesman Gabriel Attal. .
The government “prepares the minds”
Clearly, for the moment, the government “prepares the spirits” for the worst. A scenario that was feared, but not at all foreseen by the Head of State who still hopes to be able to campaign for the next presidential election, on the ground, and in a France where the Covid-19 is under control.