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The government’s objective is “simple”, stressed the head of government: “Avoid the saturation of our hospitals”, particularly intensive care units.
The situation in France remains dire for Covid. In fact, French Prime Minister Jean Castex does not rule out the possibility of a new blockade, if the situation on the coronavirus front in the country worsens even more. “You don’t play with an epidemic,” he told France 2, invoking “collective responsibility.” And defending the new restrictive measures adopted in large cities such as Paris and Marseille, he stressed: “If we do not act, we could find ourselves in a situation close to that of spring. And this could mean a re-confinement, if the situation worsens still plus”. (ALL UPDATES IN REAL TIME – THE SPECIAL OF SKY TG24)
“Very serious situation in big cities”
Castex spoke about the new squeeze that has hit large cities like Paris and Marseille, starting with the closing of bars and restaurants or the reduction of their opening hours. The situation is “very serious throughout France” but “especially serious in the big cities”, he said, explaining that in Marseille it is “a race against time” and that is why “we have decided to take stronger measures”. The government’s goal is “simple,” he stressed: “avoid the saturation of our hospitals,” especially intensive care units. Castex, responding to criticism from the owner of a Marseille restaurant, responded: “The measure is 15 days, and we hope to be able to reopen in 15 days.” And he assured that there will be “compensation” for the losses. Then, responding to a question about the possibility of a blockade on nursing homes, the prime minister said: “We must do everything possible to prevent it.”
More than 16 thousand cases of Covid in 24 hours, never so many
In the last 24 hours, 16,096 new cases of Covid-19 have been registered in France, never so many since the start of the pandemic. This was announced by the French Ministry of Health. Record also of hospitalizations in intensive care, which for the first time exceed a thousand, reaching 1,048.
Roland Garros: audience in the stands drops from 5,000 to 1,000
Even Roland Garros is under the trap of the new anti-Covid provisions. The prestigious tennis tournament, in fact, sees its audience limit go from 5,000 to 1,000 spectators. Roland-Garros had already been forced to lower the level twice since the beginning of September, from 20,000 to 11,500 and then to 5,000. Castex, host of the program “Vous ont la parole” on France 2, announced the new additional reduction: “We will apply the same rules to Roland-Garros as elsewhere. It goes from 5,000 to 1,000,” he said. However, from Matignon they explained that the accredited people (organizers, journalists, players, staff) were not counted among the thousand authorized per day.
