Edouard Philippe assured Sunday that the "strategy implemented" to limit the spread of the coronavirus in overseas is "for the moment paying" and that the epidemic seems for the time being "under control". "Overseas territories have characteristics that make their health situation often more fragile than that prevailing in France," said the Prime Minister during a situation report in Matignon.
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"This is the reason why we took measures, with regard to the Overseas Territories, very early compared to the speed of circulation of the virus", underlined the Prime Minister, with the objective of "preserving as much as possible the overseas territories and departments of the arrival and development of the virus. "
Curfew and quarantine
"We have taken stronger measures with curfews that have been imposed, with systems of fourteen or even quarantines that have been imposed for anyone arriving on the islands or on the territory," insisted the head of government. . "We were at 171 intensive care beds in all of the overseas territories, before the crisis, we have risen to 310 beds today, the increase is considerable," he added.
"We can say today with great caution that this strategy is paying off for the moment" and that "the circulation of the virus is weak", assured Edouard Philippe. "I say this with great caution and without this should result in a slackening of efforts, on the contrary, but the evolution of the epidemic seems, taking into account the measures which have been taken and the good observance of these measures , under control, "he rejoiced.