Coronavirus, France decides to reduce quarantine to seven days



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The scientific council of France gave the green light to reduce the duration of isolation from fourteen to seven days for people who have tested positive for the coronavirus. This was announced today by the Minister of Health, Olivier Ve’ran to the microphones of the radio station France Inter. . The decision will be formally adopted at the “Defense Council on Friday”, which “will give us time to consult other experts on the implementation of the measure.”

«We are most contagious in the first 5 days after the onset of symptoms or after a tampon is positive. Later, “Ve’ran explained,” the contagion decreases very sharply, and after a week it remains but very weak.

Shortening the quarantine will favor “better compliance” with the rule, According to the minister, from today “we register that the majority of the French do not respect the quarantine”. The Defense Council, made up of a small group of ministers, has been convened by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee with increasing frequency since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.

September 8, 2020 (modified on September 8, 2020 | 11:17)

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