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The French Senate on Monday rejected the government’s plan to emerge from isolation as of May 11. However, it is a symbolic vote, which will not affect the implementation of this plan, reports Agerpres.
Introducing the plan, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the restrictions were essential to avoid overloading health services, “the human, social and economic cost is colossal.”
However, the conservative leader of the French Senate, Bruno Retailleau, accused the government that public confidence was affected by unclear information about the use of masks and tests to establish the diagnosis.
As a result, the upper house, dominated by the conservative opposition, voted 89 to 81 to reject Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s plan. The vote has no legal effect.
The coronavirus epidemic has killed 25,201 people since March 1 in France, where another 306 deaths were reported on Monday. The pressure on intensive care services continues to relax, with less than 123 patients with COVID-19 reported, but the total number of serious cases hospitalized in these services remains at 3,696. The total number of hospitalized patients also continues to decline, reaching 25,548 (-267).
France, which has been isolated since March 17, is preparing to gradually ease the restrictions starting May 11, especially with the scheduled reopening of schools and shops.
Also read: The first case of Covid-19 in France dates from the end of December (study)
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