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The pandemic continues, but the state of emergency in France no longer exists. Starting this Monday, the country says goodbye to emergency confinements, travel certificates to buy or walk, curfews, mandatory teleworking, bans on “non-essential” activities and health subscriptions to drink coffee.
The two French organizations that supported the government during the Covid-19 pandemic were disbanded this Monday putting an end to the state of emergency imposed since the beginning of the pandemic.
Remains a new monitoring and forecasting committee health risks replacing the Covid Scientific Council and Vaccination Strategy Steering Committee.
According to the French Ministry of Health, the new committee will consist of sixteen scientific or health professionals who will be appointed shortly.
Reporting to the Minister of Health and Prevention, François Braun, and to the Minister of Higher Education and Research, Sylvie Retaille, the new body will deal with the scientific surveillance of the new health risks “related to infectious agents affecting humans and animals, environmental and food contaminants and climate change “, and also of make recommendations.
End of lockdowns
Although Covid is still in circulation, starting this August 1st only the surveillance of the pandemic and the French government will be maintained it will no longer be able to impose “measures that limit the freedom of movement, the freedom of enterprise and the freedom of assembly “.
A man refreshes himself at the Trocadero fountains in Paris. Photo: Stefano Rellandini / AFP
vaccination subscriptions e All sizes “that limit the freedom of movement, the freedom of enterprise and the freedom of assembly” they woke up, according to the government, as posted on its website Vie Publique.
Prevention measures in place
Although the government will no longer be able to enforce the use of the chin strap – such as in health and medical-social settings – the hospitals have said that They will continue to force face coverage.
However, it could become mandatory again in the form of ministerial or prefectural decrees, depending on the evolution or worsening of the health situation; if a new problematic variant of the virus is identified, they could also settle border screening test from France.
Meanwhile, the new health law will also mean reintegration of unvaccinated health personnel that actually is suspended of its functions.
As of July 28, according to Covidtracker, the 19.1% of the French he had not been vaccinated.
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Source: Clarin
