Invited on Europe 1 Monday, Philippe Juvin, chief of emergencies of the Georges Pompidou hospital in Paris and mayor LR of Garenne-Colombes, affirmed that the deconfinement must be done "in an intelligent and progressive way".

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While the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic is upsetting France, Philippe Juvin, chief of emergency at the Georges Pompidou hospital in Paris and mayor LR of the Garenne-Colombes, called on Europe 1 on Monday to be careful with with regard to deconfinement.

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According to him, to avoid a second peak of mortality, "it must be done in an intelligent and progressive way". In fact, he believes that the country is entering a "perilous" period, even if "for the past few days, there have been fewer people in the emergency room" and "a little more places in intensive care".

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If it is a phase "less critical than a few days ago", he invites the French to remain rigorous. "The population must not think that the matter has been won," he judges. "The public is going to want to go out and if it goes out, it will result in a second peak in mortality in five to fifteen days. Now is the time to be particularly serious."

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