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Coronavirus: one dead in Paris, two new cases in Strasbourg and Amiens

Three new cases of coronavirus were confirmed by French authorities on Wednesday morning. Among them, a 60-year-old Frenchman who died overnight in Paris. Matignon announced that all the party leaders and the presidents of parliamentary groups are invited to a meeting Thursday morning. Follow the news on the coronavirus epidemic on francebleu.fr.

The essential

  • Three new cases confirmed in France this Wednesday : one in Paris (the patient is dead), one in Strasbourg and one in Amiens.
  • The leaders of parties and parliamentary groups are invited to a point on the situation in Matignon, Thursday at 8:30 am.
  • Of the seventeen cases found in France since the end of January, a French and a Chinese died in Paris, 11 other patients are cured and four are hospitalized.
  • A toll free number is activated to answer questions: 0800 130 000. It is accessible every day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The situation live

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3:39 p.m.: SAMU 93 is overwhelmed by phone calls according to Christophe Prudhomme, delegate of AMUF (Association of Emergency Physicians of France) in Seine-Saint-Denis. The toll free number set up by the government is only open until 7 p.m. he explained to France Bleu Paris, past this hour, “people all call 15 for any kind of information but which is not a medical emergency that would require treatment”.

3:32 p.m.: in Paris, the central police station of the 16th arrondissement was confined to midday. Two tourists came to the police station, explaining that they were sick. The Samu moved, and raised the doubt on a possible contamination. This confinement was lifted a little before 3 p.m.

3:08 p.m.: Where to find masks? This is the question posed by many people, who fear a rapid spread of the virus in France. While most pharmacies are out of stock, France Bleu Paris chased the mask, and found it this morning … but not in pharmacies. The rest of this article.

3:05 p.m. : in Creil, the hospital which initially received the coronavirus patient who died last night in Paris, the white plan was triggered. Triggered in exceptional situations, it allows the setting up of a crisis unit, the mobilization of staff, even the recall of those who are not working, and the installation of additional beds if necessary.

3:01 p.m.: a toll-free number has been activated by the government to respond to questions and concerns about the coronavirus. it is accessible every day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is 0800 130 000.

2:55 p.m.: one of the two new cases announced last night by the Director General of Health is hospitalized in Annecy, reveals France Bleu Pays de Savoie. There is no sign of gravity.

2:52 p.m.: the Hauts-de-France region has seen two cases : that of Professor de l’Oise who died in Paris last night, and that hospitalized in Amiens, placed in intensive care. “We cannot speak today of an epidemic stage”, declares the director of the ARS.

2:47 p.m.: this infographic shows the extent of the epidemic in the world.

Update on the epidemic this Wednesday afternoon. © Visactu
Visactu

2:44 p.m.: the director of the Hautes-de-France Regional Health Agency also explained that the professor who died last night had not attended the school where he teaches, in Oise, since February 12 .

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