Solidarity is more than ever at work in the medical world: around thirty caregivers were dispatched Wednesday evening by the Air Force from Marseille and Nice to Ile-de-France, including hospitals are overwhelmed by coronavirus cases, we have learned from consistent military sources.
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On Wednesday, a C-160 Transall thus took on board 18 caregivers from Marseille to the Villacoublay air base, in the Paris region, which received the same evening a Falcon 900 from Nice with 14 caregivers, according to military sources.
9,600 people hospitalized in Ile-de-France
After the Great East, Ile-de-France is hit hard with more than 9,600 people hospitalized. "We are at the end of our hospitalization capacities," warned Aurélien Rousseau, director of the Ile-de-France regional health agency, on Wednesday.
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In France, the number of resuscitation patients exceeded 6,000 on Wednesday evening, more than the initial capacity of resuscitation beds in the country (5,000). And the coronavirus epidemic has crossed the threshold of 4,000 dead, including more than 500 in 24 hours, according to the latest report by the authorities published that same day. 45,000 people have died worldwide.