Faced with the spread of the new variant of Covid-19, Omicron, the new health defense council, which will be held this Monday, December 27, at 4 p.m., by video conference should mainly address the issue of vaccination, announced Franceinfo. As a reminder, the threshold of 100,000 new cases per day was crossed on December 24.
According to the channel’s information, the establishment of a curfew for New Year’s Eve on December 31 should not be on the agenda. Nor the extension of school holidays. “We are going to take less strong but more lasting measures”, warns a minister to our colleagues. The obligation to wear a mask outside will once again be on the agenda, in particular in the heart of large cities and during gatherings.
Measures on the isolation of contact cases?
“These measures may seem modest compared to other waves of the epidemic, recognizes a member of the government, but today, we have the vaccine.” The executive would also consider reducing or even eliminating the isolation period for contact cases of a person positive for the Omicron variant, provided they have a complete vaccination schedule. Thus, the government seeks to avoid blocking the country with the increase in work stoppages in recent weeks.
According to RTL, the time between the last injection and the booster dose could change. Today she is four months old and could increase to three months. The High Authority for Health (HAS) was already recommending this modification in mid-December.
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