10 Questions
True or false:Emmanuel Macron va annoncer des mesures pour lutter contre la propagation de la Covid-19 le 28 octobre.
True or false: En ce moment, la situation en France est plutôt rassurante.
True or false: Le nombre de décès dus à Covid-19 en France est en constante diminution.
True or false: Emmanuel Macron envisage un confinement national, moins strict que celui de l'automne dernier.
True or false: Le gouvernement français a initialement proposé un couvre-feu et des confinements de week-end dans certaines régions.
True or false: Les médecins pourraient bientôt être confrontés à des choix difficiles entre les patients atteints de la Covid-19, les victimes d'accidents vasculaires cérébraux et les victimes d'accidents de la route.
True or false: Les entreprises et les sites qui resteraient ouverts en cas de confinement national sont clairement définis.
True or false: La réponse du gouvernement français à la situation de la Covid-19 a été stable ces derniers jours.
True or false: Certains responsables gouvernementaux ont été surpris par la possibilité d'un confinement national.
True or false: Le discours d'Emmanuel Macron sera suivi de près par le public français et les dirigeants du monde entier.
Study Notes
- Emmanuel Macron will address the French people on October 28 to announce measures to slow down the spread of Covid-19.
- The situation in France is dire, with half of ICU beds occupied by Covid-19 patients and a record 523 deaths in one day.
- Macron is considering a nationwide lockdown, which would be less strict than the one imposed in the spring.
- Some government officials initially proposed a curfew and weekend lockdowns in certain regions, but the prime minister later suggested a full lockdown.
- The decision to impose a lockdown comes as the virus is exploding across Europe.
- Without action, doctors may soon have to choose between treating Covid-19 patients, stroke victims, and car accident victims.
- It is unclear which businesses and locations would remain open under the proposed lockdown.
- The government's response has evolved rapidly in recent days.
- Some officials were caught off guard by the possibility of a nationwide lockdown.
- Macron's speech will be closely watched by the French public and leaders around the world.
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