
The French government decided on Saturday to extend the health emergency imposed to combat the emerging corona virus for two months until July 24, according to Health Minister Olivier Ferrand.
A draft law discussed by the Council of Ministers on Saturday and will be referred to Parliament on Monday stated that the state of emergency that started on March 24 has been extended because lifting it on May 23 will be “premature” and because “it became clear that the risk of a pandemic spreading again” could happen “in If the procedures in force are lifted suddenly.
The project made clear, in particular, the quarantine conditions for individuals arriving in France who were infected with the virus.
He also mentioned the implementation of a “information system” that includes sick people and their surroundings for a period not exceeding one year.
This order aims to “strengthen the legal framework” and “expand it to include the challenges of lifting isolation,” which is scheduled to start on May 11, according to Ferrand, after the cabinet session.
“We have to live with it for a certain period of time,” he added.
In the same context, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said that “learning to live with the virus is a challenge for the coming months”.
The new Coronavirus has killed 24,594 people in France, according to the latest official count Friday evening.