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Kim Willsher

@kimwillsher1

28 Oct

So, tonight Emmanuel Macron will tell France what new restrictions are to be introduced. I will be trying, once again, to give you a blow-by-blow account as he speaks. Usual rules apply: please forgive clumsy on the hoof translation.

Macron: "Efforts made were useful but not enough...situation of epidemic. The speed of spread of virus has not bee anticipated. 527 deaths yesterday, 3,000 people in i/c half the national capacity.

"Difference from 1 wave, the whole country is affected...operations are being cancelled. Difficult measures have been taken. Contested but necessary, but they are not enough to combat the second wave.

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Kim Willsher

@kimwillsher1

26 Oct

Tonight's Covid-19 figures from France. The government website has updated first this evening, indicating +26,771 new confirmed cases and +257 new deaths, +1,016 new hospitalisations and +166 new i/c admissions.

Source: gouvernement.fr/info-coronavir…

Sante Publique has not yet updated, but here is the link for when it does.
santepubliquefrance.fr/dossiers/coron…

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Kim Willsher

@kimwillsher1

26 Oct

I've been off and return to find the Covid-19 figures in France shocking. A grim record.

Source: santepubliquefrance.fr/dossiers/coron…

From the government's Covid-19 website.

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Kim Willsher

@kimwillsher1

15 Oct

Today we have a press conference by French PM Jean Castex and Health Minister Olivier Véran to explain curfew announced last evening by President Emmanuel Macron.

The 9pm-6am curfew is due to come into effect Saturday morning (from midnight) and last at least 4 weeks.

It could be extended to 1 December. I will try to give an account of this press conference. As usual, please forgive errors and clumsy translation.

Jean Castex says he's going to give details of new rules for Covid-19 crisis. Saturday France enters state of "health emergency" which will last for 4 weeks or longer if parliament decides. Comes from worsening of "viral situation" over last 10 days.

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Kim Willsher

@kimwillsher1

14 Oct

Tonight's Covid-19 figures from France. This evening President Emmanuel Macron announced a 9pm-6am curfew in the Paris region + Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Aix-Marseille, Montpellier, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, Toulouse. This will start 17/10 and last minimum 4 weeks.

Aim is to reduce number of new confirmed cases in any 24 hour period to <5,000. It is currently >20,000. Essential workers exempt, so I think we are seeing the return of the sworn declaration.
Gatherings at home should be max. 6 people and masks work if distancing impossible.

The whole of France will enter new "state of health emergency" from 17/10
Home-working encouraged where possible.
People can go on holiday (school half term begins this weekend).
Distancing + masks on public transport (this isn't happening).

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