March 13 epidemic update

THE ESSENTIAL

• Gatherings of more than 100 people prohibited
• Closure of the Louvre and Versailles
• Masks for city doctors

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Gatherings of more than 100 people are prohibited from March 13. It was the Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, who made this announcement this Friday by confirming the closure of educational establishments from Monday, March 16 and at least until the next Easter holidays. This last measure, sometimes discussed to the extent that children seem to be the least affected by the disease, is considered useful by Jean-Paul Stahl, infectiologist at the Grenoble University Hospital, who believes that this “helps to disperse the organized groups that form the children between themselves “and to avoid contamination through parents.

Europe epicenter of the epidemic

In addition, while the WHO affirms that Europe is the new epicenter of the epidemic, many countries are taking measures to try to stop the spread of the virus, Spain (4,200 infected and 120 dead) for its part declared “the state of alert”.

In France, where there are now 2,876 cases, or 600 more in a single day, and 61 deaths, the Louvre has announced that it will be closed “until further notice” and the Palace of Versailles has also closed its doors Friday afternoon.

FFP2 masks for city doctors

City doctors who have been asking for equipment to protect themselves for several days will obtain satisfaction: the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, has stated that FFP2 masks with a high level of protection will be sent to practitioners who do not practice l hospital and who are on the front line facing the intensification of the epidemic. “The logistics start first in the direction of the sites where the circulation of the virus is most active and where we are starting to use city medicine as the first curtain,” said the minister.

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