In the face of new, more contagious variants of the coronavirus, France’s leading government adviser has spoken out in favor of a third lockdown.
Jean-Francois Delfraissy said yesterday to the broadcaster BFM that this may be necessary as early as February. „If we don’t tighten the regulations, we will find ourselves in a very difficult situation from mid-March.“
The appearance of the new variants has dramatically changed the health situation, they are the equivalent of a completely new pandemic. The existing vaccines are less effective against the mutation that was first detected in South Africa. The French government wants to discuss any new measures on Wednesday.
