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- 4,032 people died of Covid-19 in French hospitals, 509 more in one day. 6,017 seriously ill patients were placed in intensive care, ie 452 more patients in 24 hours. "This is more than France's initial capacity for resuscitation," said Jérôme Salomon, the director general of health.
- Edouard Philippe and Olivier Véran were heard on Wednesday before the National Assembly. The head of government spoke of the deconfinement phase. "It is likely that we are not moving towards a general and absolute deconfinement, in one go, everywhere and for everyone".
- In the United States, now the most affected country, more than 200,000 cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed and 4,361 people have died.
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7:18 am: A curfew in Guadeloupe and Martinique
A curfew, between 8 pm and 5 am, was introduced in Martinique and Guadeloupe Wednesday evening, to enforce containment measures, announced the prefects of the two departments. "The groupings at the end of the day worry me the most," said Martinique Prefect Stanislas Cazelle, who also decided to "close all food businesses no later than 7 pm," at a press conference.
With 128 cases confirmed on Monday evening, 15 people in intensive care and 3 deaths, Martinique is "hard hit" and "is experiencing an aggravation every day" of the health balance linked to the coronavirus, deplored the prefect. Guadeloupe, for its part, lists 125 confirmed cases on April 1, including 14 patients in intensive care and 6 deaths.
7:15 a.m .: Update on the situation in France
In 24 hours, 509 additional people died in France, bringing the death toll to 4,032 dead, announced Jérôme Salomon, the director general of Health, during his daily update Wednesday evening. 24,639 people were hospitalized during this "totally exceptional" epidemic, including 6,017 in serious condition in intensive care. According to Jérôme Salomon, "it's more than France's initial capacity for resuscitation". On the other hand, 10,935 people are cured.
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