French President Emmanuel Macron today pledged ‘massive investments’ for the country’s public hospital health system, which is close to breaking point as it copes with the coronavirus outbreak which has already caused 1,331 deaths in the country.
‘Once this crisis is over, a massive investment plan and an upgrade of the career paths will be put in place for our hospital system,’ Macron told a news conference in eastern France, where the disease outbreak is raging.
He also said he had decided to launch an army operation, dubbed ‘Resilience,’ to help with health and logistics in mainland France and its overseas territories.
French President Emmanuel Macron wears a face mask during his visit to the military field hospital outside the Emile Muller Hospital in Mulhouse, eastern France today, during a strict lockdown in France to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers speech after the visit of the military field hospital outside the Emile Muller Hospital in Mulhouse, eastern France, on March 25, 2020, on the ninth day of a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in France
A night view of empty street on Ile de La Cite on Wednesday in Paris, France. The country has introduced fines for people caught violating its nationwide lockdown measures intended to stop the spread of COVID-19. The pandemic has spread to at least 182 countries, claiming over 10,000 lives and infecting hundreds of thousands more
French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) wears a face mask during the visit of the military field hospital outside the Emile Muller Hospital in Mulhouse, eastern France, today, on the ninth day of a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in France
Macron, speaking this evening outside France’s debut military field hospital in Mulhouse, called for ‘unity’ and called the battle against the coronavirus a ‘war’.
‘We have only one goal, to be united against the virus,’ he said, ‘because when we go to war we must commit fully and mobilise in unity.’
Macron’s speech came shortly after France registered 1,331 deaths from the new coronavirus, a jump of 231 from the day before.
French President Emmanuel Macron (C) wears a face mask during the visit of the military field hospital outside the Emile Muller Hospital in Mulhouse, eastern France, on Wednesday, on the ninth day of a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in France
French President Emmanuel Macron wears a face mask during his visit of the military field hospital outside the Emile Muller Hospital in Mulhouse, eastern France, today, on the tenth day of a strict lockdown in France to stop the spread of COVID-19
A night view of an empty square in front of the Arc De Triomphe Wednesday in Paris, France. The country has introduced fines for people caught violating its nationwide lockdown measures intended to stop the spread of COVID-19
The President of the Republic, Mr. Emmanuel Macron is pictured today in Mulhouse at the field hospital built by the French army on the site of the Emile Muller Regional Hospital Centre. This field hospital, with a capacity of thirty resuscitation beds, which aims to take the pressure off services at the Mulhouse hospital
A total of 11,539 people have been hospitalised in France so far, according to the country’s top infectious disease doctor Jerome Salomon.
France, like many other European countries, imposed a strict lockdown of movement last Tuesday, which top scientific experts estimate will last for another six weeks.
Scientists advising Macron’s government said that it was ‘indispensable’ to extend the measure from its initial duration of two weeks, having first been imposed last Tuesday.
People gather at their windows every evening at 8 PM as a tribute to doctors and nurses on Ile de La Cite Wednesday in Paris, France
A night view of an empty Pyramide of the Louvre square Wednesday in Paris, France
view of an empty street with shut down stores and restaurants next to Saint Michel on Wednesday in Paris, France. The country has introduced fines for people caught violating its nationwide lockdown measures intended to stop the spread of COVID-19. The pandemic has spread to at least 182 countries, claiming over 10,000 lives and infecting hundreds of thousands more
French President Emmanuel Macron wears a face mask during his visit of the military field hospital outside the Emile Muller Hospital in Mulhouse, eastern France, today, on the tenth day of a strict lockdown in France to stop the spread of COVID-19
Earlier this week, French border guards impounded trucks filled with 130,000 face masks bound for the UK leading to hurried negotiations between the British and French governments.
The masks were meant for NHS workers battling coronavirus across the country.
After realising what was on board, border guards in France held the truck in the wake of President Emmanuel Macron’s promise to ‘requisition’ face masks for the French crisis, reported The Sun.