Noting the growing need for surgical masks in France, Puy du Fou (Vendée) decided to "play its relationships" in China. The Vendée theme park, which is preparing the launch of a night show, a period village and a hotel in Qinhuangdao, near the Great Wall of China, has managed, thanks to its local team, to " get in touch with suppliers "of masks and buy a stock of 500,000, he announced Monday at 20 Minutes .
It will have cost him nearly 200,000 dollars, or about 185,000 euros. These surgical masks will then be distributed to French hospitals. The order is currently at Shanghai airport, awaiting departure for Paris. It is the French State, via its embassy in China, which manages the expedition. Distribution to health establishments will be managed by the Ministry of Health.
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"With this donation, Puy du Fou is committed to the fight against the spread of Covid-19 in France and joins the fight of all the medical teams who work heroically every day to save lives", justifies the Vendée park which is the second most visited theme park in France, behind Disneyland.
In recent hours, the Bouygues and LVMH groups have also announced that they will offer several million masks to France.
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