The Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner, wanted Thursday that the Covid-19 be recognized as "occupational disease" for the personnel of the ministry. Speaking before the fact-finding mission of the National Assembly on the Covid-19 epidemic, Christophe Castaner reported "1,400 civil servants" affected "proven" by this virus, out of a total of "more than 300,000 people "dependent on the ministry.
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40 million masks for police and gendarmes
"I would like Covid-19 to be added to the table of diseases recognized as being occupational", he said, adding also wishing that "the link be presumed" with Covid-19 for the agents of the ministry having been in contact with the public as part of their duties, during the epidemic.
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Christophe Castaner clarified that he formally made the request "April 7" to the ministers concerned. Regarding protective equipment for police and gendarmes, he put the total order of the ministry at "40 million masks".
In addition, the Minister announced that 9.5 million checks and 568,000 reports had been made since the start of confinement.