French PM says no need for new national lockdown for now
Jean Castex said that the rate of infection had not significantly strengthened over the past two weeks, even if the pressure on French hospitals remained strong.
FrenchFrench prime minister Jean Castex said that the coronavirus situation in France remained fragile but that for the moment there was no need for a new national lockdown, reports U.S. News & World Report.
Castex said that the rate of infection had not significantly strengthened over the past two weeks, even if the pressure on French hospitals remained strong.
"We must stick with the current restrictions we already have in place ... but the situation today does not justify a new national lockdown," he told a news conference on Thursday.
Castex said it was true that other countries had started their vaccination campaign more quickly than France but that this was the result of the French government's choice to start with the most vulnerable people in retirement homes.
