Covid-19 : Macron announced a Council of Defense next week

The number of new Covid-19 cases rose by more than 30% in a week in France, faster than the increase in the number of tests carried out. Emmanuel Mac

The number of new Covid-19 cases rose by more than 30% in a week in France, faster than the increase in the number of tests carried out.

Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday evening that a new Defense Council on Covid-19 would be held “next week”, as the number of people diagnosed positive rose by more than 30% in a week.

“I recommend the utmost caution”, “systematic hiding in a closed space” and “when we cannot keep safe distances, putting on a mask”, added the head of state who said he was “alert and engaged”. with our scientists, with members of government and our carers”.

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“I think we need to get into the habit of wearing this mask,” he added, recalling that previously the Defense Council authorized “elected officials who wanted to impose the wearing of masks under certain conditions, including outdoors.”

rapid increase in the number of new patients

The number of people diagnosed with the new coronavirus rose by more than 30 percent in a week in France, faster than the increase in the number of tests carried out, according to a weekly overview of public health in France published on Thursday.

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In the week of July 27 to August 2, 7,565 people tested positive in France, or +33% compared to the previous week, which saw a jump in the number of cases (+57%, from 5,695). The balance published on Thursday by the General Directorate of Health will be in the same direction: 1,604 confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, after 1,695 the day before, while this figure has crossed the 1,000 mark since the end of July.

On Tuesday, the Scientific Council, which leads the government’s fight against Covid-19, warned that France is not immune to an uncontrolled recovery epidemic and called on the French to adhere to containment measures.

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Several cities or metropolises have already mandated the wearing of masks in open public places, and Paris is set to do so in the coming days. Faced with a new case, many countries on Thursday stepped up sanitary measures and restrictions to avoid a second wave of infection.

Date of update: 7 August 2020, 05:58

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