A little balm at the heart for Olivier Véran and the executive. The coronavirus pandemic was "unpredictable" and the government is doing "the best it can be", despite the "lesson givers", say six former health ministers in a series of interviews in the Daily Doctor published on Tuesday . "How do you anticipate an unpredictable situation? "Summarizes Roselyne Bachelot, blamed in her time (2007-2010) for her management of the H1N1 flu.
"We discover as the epidemic progresses that it was impossible to anticipate", notes for his part Claude Evin (1988-1991), saying that "the government provides an appropriate and proportionate response". "Those who claim that there is another strategy are people who do not assume responsibilities worthy of the name," he adds, while the mistakes of the executive fuel the trials with incompetence.
"The right measures at the right time"
"The government has taken the right measures at the right time," says Jean-François Mattei (2002-2004), himself lambasted during the deadly heat wave in the summer of 2003. "Criticism will be necessary when the time comes, but it is unfortunate that in the crisis some seek to accuse others ”, supports Marisol Touraine (2012-2017).
"Donors of lessons", denounces Elisabeth Hubert (1995), who judges "unworthy to throw stones at people who do what they can, in the best possible way". “This is not the time for controversy. In times of war, you need national unity, help the government and move forward, ”considers Philippe Douste-Blazy, who held the post twice (1993-1995 and 2004-2005).
investigative committee
Behind this unanimous support, several former ministers like, like Jean-François Mattei, "a commission of inquiry" in order to establish responsibilities "on the shortage of masks and tests". For his part, Philippe Douste-Blazy recommends to the government to "systematically screen, and as a priority, all those who enter nursing homes" and to "leave to doctors their free will and their capacity to prescribe" chloroquine to patients with coronavirus .
As for Roselyne Bachelot, she "disapproves" of the choice "to have maintained the first round of municipal elections, under pressure from certain elected officials" and that "to allow people to jog in the street".
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