This relief takes effect on Monday. The contact cases with a complete vaccination scheme will no longer have to observe quarantine but simply to respect the barrier gestures and to test themselves regularly.
Le Monde with AFP
Personal people at COVID-19 will have to isolate for a period of between seven and ten days, under a simplified protocol, declares the French Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, in a Maintenance in the Journal du Sunday dated January 2nd.
While the Omicron variant of SARS-COV-2 continues its progression in the country, which has recorded more than 200,000 new daily cases for four consecutive days, Mr. Véran says the importance of “avoiding the destabilization of the social and economic life “. “Everyone can hear that if everyone is in isolation, the country is at a stop, which is harmful, including for the health of the French,” he says. And I want to emphasize that this evolution Rules is only possible thanks to our excellent vaccine coverage rate. “
Harmonization
It announces a harmonization of the Code of Conduct in case of contamination, regardless of the variant, and a reduction of the isolation period of ten to seven days for vaccinated persons.
“You tomorrow, the positive persons whose vaccinal scheme is complete will have to isolate himself for seven days. This isolation may be lifted after five days in the event of an antigenic test or negative PCR. Those who are not vaccinated will have to Isolation ten days, with possible exit after seven days according to the same conditions, “he says. Contact cases will have to isolate themselves for seven days and are tested.
“If you have a complete vaccination scheme, you can continue your activities as long as you do regular tests,” says Olivier Véran. “The first, a PCR or an antigenic, at J0, the day you learn that you are a contact case. Then you will have to practice a self-test at J + 2 and J + 4. Providing proof of your first screening at J0 In pharmacy, you will receive all the necessary autototes for free “.
” This fifth wave may be the last “
The minister confirms that the Omicron, very contagious variant, is less dangerous than the delta variant, both assets in the country. “The English data published yesterday confirm: there are three times fewer serious forms of the disease with Omicron than with Delta,” says Véran.