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France on Monday began enforcing a Covid-19 health pass championed by President Emmanuel Macron in cafes, restaurants and trains, a tightening of rules the government hopes will boost vaccinations but which has prompted weeks of angry protests. Why is it controversial? FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian gives his analysis.
People in France now need to show a health pass to enjoy usually routine activities such as sipping a coffee in a cafe or travelling on an intercity train, in a plan championed by President Emmanuel Macron to reduce Covid-19 infections and encourage vaccination. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent reports from Paris.
Face masks are still required on public transport and in healthcare facilities.View on euronews
Hundreds of opponents of the Covid-19 vaccine pass gather near the Eiffel Tour in Paris to protest against the controversial bill set to be greenlit by parliament and implemented by the end of January. IMAGES
Dr. Jean-Jacques Zambrowski, Hospital Physician and Professor of Public Health Management, agrees with French Health Minister Olivier Véran that there is light at the end of the tunnel, despite the "number of active cases increasing dramatically." Dr. Zambrowski points to the low number of Covid patients currently in ICU as well as the very low number of deaths. "I think that the minister was right to say that, maybe, we could be at the last episode of the story." Nevertheless, Dr. Zambrowski wholeheartedly embraces the French government's strategy of phasing out health passes in favor of vaccination certificates to access most public places. "Absolutely, there is nothing else to be done. There is no real treatment, the clinical studies show no efficacy. Therefore, all that can be done," explains Dr. Zambrowski, is to get vaccinated, "wash your wands, put on a mask, and so on."
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