No deconfinement per territory after all. This is what emerges from the detailed plan unveiled this Thursday, April 29, 2021, following an interview given by Emmanuel Macron to the regional press. So the gradual lifting of restrictions is being done on a national basis. Does this mean that the idea of local measures has disappeared?
Lockdown exit: Emmanuel Macron’s four-step plan
How is the government’s lockdown exit plan? While we are waiting for Emmanuel Macron’s statements expected in the regional press, here is what seems to be planned according to information revealed this Thursday April 29, 2021. [Read more]
Not quite. In accordance with the plan detailed by Prime Minister Jean Castex on Wednesday April 28, 2021, the state of health emergency will gradually come to an end from June 2, 2021. After this date, and until October, the government will have a transitional periodenabling it to activate braking resources on a local scale in the event of an epidemic outbreak.
So, while gradual decontamination is indeed being carried out on a national scale, "emergency brakes" can be activated if the coronavirus epidemic situation so warrants. In this interview with the regional press, Emmanuel Macron specifies the criteria according to which a territory may see new restrictions applied.
The first two are linked to the incidence rate: if a metropolis or département crosses the threshold of 400 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, or if there is a very sharp rise in this indicator. The third is the risk of saturation of intensive care units. These three criteria could lead to a blockage in the reopening timetable. It remains to be seen whether, by May 19, the whole country will be able to pass phase 2 of the decontamination process.
The incidence rate by department is an indicator to be followed very closely in order to monitor the evolution of the epidemic. We discover together the incidence rates of each department at Friday June 30th, 2023. [Read more]
Lockdown exit: Emmanuel Macron’s four-step plan
Incidence rate by department at Friday June 30th, 2023 in France
