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Emanuel Macron announced Wednesday night the introduction of a new quarantine from Friday until “at least” December 1 in an attempt to stop the aggressive spread of the coronavirus pandemic. However, schools will remain open, the French president announced, according to Le Monde and AFP.
schools: “Some rules will change. Our children cannot be deprived of contact with the school system. Nurseries, schools, colleges and high schools will remain open with consolidated health protocols,” announces Emmanuel Macron. Universities will close and courses will be online.
Businesses: bars, restaurants and “nonessential small businesses” to closeand telecommuting will be the rule whenever possible, and the government will support very small businesses that will begin a digital transition. Supports up to 10,000 euros per month It will be granted to companies that are administratively closed. Partial unemployment extends to employees and employers.
As in spring, the French will be able to go to work, attend a medical appointment, offer assistance, shop or go for a walk.
Private gatherings will be excluded, public gatherings prohibited. Units open to the public will be closed.
The measures decided by the government will come into force during the night from Thursday to Friday and will last “at least until December 1”. Tomorrow there will be a debate and a vote in Parliament.
“The virus is circulating in France at a speed that not even the most pessimistic forecasts anticipated. If nothing is done, we will have “at least 400,000 more deaths” in a few months, “says Emmanuel Macron, according to AFP.
The president appeals to a sense of responsibility: “Stay home as long as possible. Follow the rules. Success depends on the sense of citizenship of each of us. Every hour counts, ”he says.
The main measures:
- Quarantine introduced from Friday to December 1 “at least”
- Schools, kindergartens and kindergartens remain open
- Universities are closing and courses will be held online.
- Restaurants and bars close
- Small nonessential businesses will close
- A “special plan” for freelancers, merchants, micro-businesses and SMEs.
- Teleworking will be the rule whenever possible
- The government will support very small businesses that will initiate a digital transition
- Supports up to 10,000 euros per month It will be granted to companies that are administratively closed. Partial unemployment extends to employees and employers.
- Private gatherings will be excluded, public gatherings prohibited.
- Visits to licensed nursing homes and nursing homes
- Cemeteries will also remain open.
- EU borders remain open for the moment
- The French will be able to go to work, go to a medical appointment, provide assistance, shop or go for a walk.
