Veran Confirms that the scientific council is in favor of a reduction in quarantine

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The Scientific Council, seized by the government, issued an opinion in favor of reducing the quarantine period from 14 to 7 days "in a certain number of situations Olivier Véran announced on Tuesday morning on France Inter, confirming information of the JDD . This possible change in health policy will be discussed Friday in the Defense and National Security Council, said the Minister of Health.

Olivier Véran to justify this reflection on the duration of the quarantine imposed on patients and case contacts explained, we are more contagious in the first five days following the symptoms or the positivity of a test. Then this contagiousness decreases very significantly. Beyond a week it remains but it is very weak. The principle of reality means that we see that a large number of French people do not respect the fortnight.

There will be a better adhesion of the French at a shorter period but which must be absolutely respected in order to limit contagiousness. The Scientific Council's opinion was given to the government on Thursday evening, but has not yet been made public. Once discussed in the Defense and National Security Council on Friday, other experts may be called upon to study the effective implementation of the measure, if it is adopted.