Covid: the company protocol will be adapted to the masks

"The government has scrupulously followed the recommendations of the High Council for Public Health (HCSP) since the start of the crisis", he insisted, adding that the protocol would be adapted "after, as always, having discussed it with the social partners ".

Henceforth, only three types of masks should therefore in principle be worn: surgical masks (from the medical world), FFP2 (the most protective) and so-called "category 1" industrial fabric masks.

This recommendation of the High Council was nevertheless criticized by the Academy of Medicine, for which it "lacks scientific proof" while "the effectiveness of masks + general public + has never been faulted when they are properly worn ".

Asked about the possibility that a re-containment will be decided in the coming days, Mr. Pietraszewski assured that the executive still gave "today all its chance to the curfew", stressing that it had produced "encouraging results "in the departments where it was implemented from January 2.

The Secretary of State has also confirmed his desire to be the head of the LREM list in Hauts-de-France in the regional elections, which should take place in June.