Sent as reinforcements overseas to fight against the Covid-19, the two helicopter carriers expected in the Antilles-Guyana zone and in the Indian Ocean will not be "hospital ships". According to government spokesperson Sibeth Ndiaye, they will be used to provide logistical assistance to hospitals.
While many elected overseas have wondered for several days to know if these two military buildings can be used to decongest the resuscitation services overseas if they were saturated, the spokesman said that "these two helicopter carriers will not be not used as hospital ships ”.
Helicopters to evacuate quickly
"They will transport medical equipment, and they will provide significant logistical support, particularly in terms of civil security, because they embark on helicopters which will be important in order to be able to carry out, for example sometimes inland, rapid medical evacuations, if necessary. if necessary, ”she explained. "We are paying very close attention to the situation in the overseas territories, the fragilities of which we know", whether they are "geographical", "in health systems" or "social". "It is a major subject of concern, attention and mobilization," she said.
Two amphibious helicopter carriers (PHA), the Mistral and the Diksmuide, each with a hospital on board, are to be deployed in April respectively to Reunion Island, not far from Mayotte, and in the Antilles / Guyana area , as part of the military operation "Resilience" launched last Wednesday by President Emmanuel Macron.
Overseas are currently far less affected than France, with more than 720 cases and 11 deaths, but the fragility of their health infrastructure, their insularity (for almost the majority of them) and their remoteness raise fears a health disaster.
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