You have to be able to hold on. If we take measures that are very restrictive, they will not be sustainable over time.

Il faut pouvoir tenir. Si on prend des mesures qui sont très contraignantes, ce n'est pas tenable dans la durée.

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About the COVID-19 pandemic in France, quoted in Coronavirus: «Des mesures très contraignantes, ce n’est pas tenable dans la durée», estime Emmanuel Macron, 6 March 2020, La Voix du Nord

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