Four years ago today, on March 17, 2020, France was in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. That year, the coronavirus was the third leading cause of death in France after cardiovascular diseases and cancers.

Just four years after the first total confinement, what is the situation with this disease which has caused nearly 170,000 deaths in the country? An update on the health side and a look back at the economic consequences of this crisis, writes Christian Hartmann.