Emmanuel Macron extends the quarantine in France until May | World

In a statement, Macron said that May 11 will mark the first step of reopening country, with the progressive reopening of nurseries and schools. In higher education, face-to-face classes will only resume in the summer. The president even admitted that he will need strengthen evidence for Covid-19.

The French president’s announcement was made the same day that the World Health Organization (WHO) determined criteria to relax the isolation measures against the new coronavirus (read more at the end of the story).

Macron also called on insurance companies to work to ensure business survival in France. The French president also said that he will work in a specific plan for the sectors most affected by the pandemicsuch as tourism, hospitality and entertainment.

“I asked the government to provide exceptional assistance without delay to the most modest families with children and the most precarious students,” he said.

In his speech, Macron also announced the intention of, together with other European countries, forgive the debts of African countries as a way to help combat Covid-19 on the continent.

Johns Hopkins University data shows that France registers more than 137 thousand cases confirmed new coronavirus. He Covid-19 death toll in the country 14 thousand.

WHO launches criteria to reopen

The World Health Organization (WHO) reinforced, on Monday (13), the criteria that countries should analyze before suspending isolation as a way to combat Covid-19:

1. a Covid-19 transmission must be controlled;
2. the health system must be able detect, test, isolate and treat all cases, in addition to track all contacts;
3. he outbreak risks should be minimized under special conditionssuch as health facilities and nursing homes;
4. preventive measures must be taken in workplaces, schools and other places where it is essential for people to go;
5. he import risks must be managed;
6. he communities must be fully educated, committed and trained to conform to the new standard.