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A visit before a reconfinement in Ile-de-France?

Emmanuel Macron goes to the Poissy / Saint-Germain-en Laye hospital center (Yvelines) on Wednesday afternoon after the Health Defense Council which examined a possible strengthening of restrictions in Ile-de-France against the Covid epidemic. 19, said the Elysee.

At the end of this visit, the Head of State "will meet with local elected officials at the town hall of Poissy", led by Karl Olive (DVD), specified the presidency.

At the hospital, Emmanuel Macron will meet, in the company of the Minister of Health Olivier Véran, "the resuscitation and critical care teams, as well as the management teams of the hospital center, mobilized for more than a year to ensure optimal care of patients with Covid-19 ”, according to the Elysee.

Discussions on "increasing capacity"

"The discussions will focus in particular on the methods of crisis management in their territory and the pathways of Covid and non-Covid patients, and will be an opportunity to take stock of the conditions for increasing the capacity to cope with the crisis, ”he added.

Resuscitation services are under great strain in Ile-de-France but also in Hauts-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

The Poissy / Saint-Germain-en-Laye intercommunal hospital center is spread over two main sites located in these two cities, around twenty kilometers from Paris.

It has 3,190 professionals and its capacity is around 1,209 beds and places, he says on his website.

Prime Minister Jean Castex said Tuesday evening on BFMTV that "the time has come to consider arrangements for the Ile-de-France region", specifying that the reconfinement during the weekend was "a hypothesis".

Restrictions could also be announced for Hauts-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where the health situation is also tense.

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  • Coronavirus

  • Poissy

  • Society

  • Covid 19

  • Emmanuel Macron

  • Confinement

  • Paris