Manifestations against sanitary pass together bring together about 25,000 people in France

For the sixteenth weekend of mobilization in a row, the Ministry of the Interior has identified 168 shares throughout the territory, including four processions in Paris to which 3,320 people participated. Last Saturday, they were more than 40,000 protesters.

Le Monde with AFP

Just over 25,000 people demonstrated in France, Saturday, October 30, against the health care, including 3,320 in Paris, according to an estimate of the Ministry of the Interior. For the sixteenth weekend of mobilization in a row, 168 shares were identified throughout the territory, including four Parisian processions had been reported to the police prefecture.

Three people were arrested and no member of the police were injured, said the department. The mobilization is sharply decreased from last week: the Ministry of the Interior had recorded more than 40,000 protesters, including 5,000 in Paris. They were even more than 73,000, according to the collective militant the yellow number, which publishes his own count. Participation decreases steadily from a peak to 237,000 protesters recorded on August 7, according to the figures of the authorities.

towards an extension of the sanitary pass

The Senate, dominated by the right opposition, brought back on Thursday 28 February 2022 – instead of 31 July – the deadline for the extension of the braking measures, including the health care, against the epidemic of COVID-19. The National Assembly will be able to return to the amendments introduced by senators in the rest of the parliamentary shuttle. In addition, the Council of State has validated on Friday, the end of the free of charge since October 15 of the screening tests of COVID-19 so-called “comfort”, thus changing several requests.

As everywhere in Europe, the epidemic is experiencing a rebound in France. With 55 new daily cases per 100,000 population, the incidence rate has exceeded the 50 alert threshold, according to the latest figures published by Public Health France, Friday. Currently, some 6,500 CVIV-19 patients are hospitalized, including just over 1,000 critical care.

/Media reports.