Emmanuel Macron announced strict health measures for all of France for four weeks: they will include the closure of schools

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday an attenuated containment for the whole country, in an attempt to stop the spread of the pandemic, which has saturated hospitals in several regions.

This measure will take effect “Since Saturday evening for four weeks”, He said in a televised statement in which he extended to all of France the type of confinement in which 19 departments of the country were already located.

Among these measures is the closure of non-essential businesses, with some exceptions, and ban on traveling more than 10 km.

On the other hand, Schools and secondary schools will close next Monday, for at least three weeks, Macron added in a televised speech.

France struggles to try curb the third wave of the pandemic, which has put health services, especially emergency services, to the limit of their capacity.

For this, the government it will increase the number of intensive care beds to 10,000 units, instead of the 7,655 already in use today, Macron said.

At the same time, the government wants start vaccinating people over 60 from April 16 and those over 50 from May 15.

The French president, down in the polls and facing the presidential elections next year, admitted to having “made mistakes” in the management of the crisis.

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