France lifts mandatory quarantine for people with COVID

France lifts mandatory quarantine for people diagnosed with covid-19 from 1 February . This was announced by the Ministry of HEALTH of the country.

“From February 1 <...> the systematic isolation of individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and testing on the second day after notification of contact with the patient for those who do not have symptoms are no longer required,” the agency said in a statement. .

Also, from February 1, the mandatory use of the SI-DEP platform, which recorded test results, will cease - it will be possible to enter screening results only with the consent of patients. The Ministry of Health noted that the system will be active until June 30. Starting January 31, the “Contact Covid” health insurance service, which warned people about the detection of CORONAVIRUS in those with whom they had recently communicated, will be terminated. The service was launched in 2020 to limit the spread of the disease.

Changes in the policy to combat coronavirus are associated with a “favorable epidemic situation” and the slow spread of the disease in the country and abroad. The Ministry of Health noted that similar concessions were made in other European states. These steps are being taken to create a common strategy to combat acute winter respiratory infections – both COVID-19 and influenza and bronchiolitis – by 2024.

France reported 4,681 new infections as of January 27, according to Johns Hopkins University, which tracks the number of coronavirus cases worldwide.