The vax French rollout continues apace - 418,000 shots yesterday. First jabs have now almost reached 13m but the need for 2nd jabs is slowing them a little. Unless it speeds up, France will fall just short of its 20m 1st jabs target for 15 May. 6/10
Epidemiologists warn that there will be no rapid descent from the 3rd wave, unlike the collapse of the 1st wave a year ago. The official “alert level” is 5,000 new cases a day. The present level is over 30,000. With schools re-opening next week, no rapid change is expected. 7/10
In those circumstances can Macron keep his conditional promise to ease restrictions – opening restaurant terraces etc – in just over 3 weeks’ time? The political pressure to do so (with presidential elections exactly a year away) is enormous. But he can’t afford a mistake. 8/10
Some easing, in some areas, seems certain. Alpes Maritimes (Nice/Cannes), a black spot a month ago, is down to an incidence rate of 205.4, just above alert level. Nord (Lille etc) is 406.6. Pas de Calais 380.8. Finistère in Brittany is 89.5, lowest in mainland France.
9/10
9/10
Hang in there.
10/10
10/10
AFP saying that French health defence council today is looking at a plan to abolish the 10k roaming limit from 2 May and open restaurant terraces and museums from mid May. No word on regional differences.
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