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THE ESSENTIAL
- In France, 20 new cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed, bringing the number of patients to 38 on French soil.
- "We have before us an epidemic that is coming" and we will have to "face it at best," said Emmanuel Macron on Thursday.
- The world's stock markets are suffering the blow: on Wall Street, the Dow Jones has plunged by more than 11% since the start of the week. If this plunge continues on Friday, it would be its biggest weekly loss since the 2008 global financial crisis.
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7.49 am: Meeting between the government and the social partners this Friday
The ministers of labor, health and the economy have invited trade unions and employers to a meeting "to take stock" this Friday on the coronavirus and on "measures to be taken in companies," said a statement.
The meeting with Muriel Pénicaud and Olivier Véran will take place at 11 am at the Ministry of Labor.
7:43 am: Before starting, let's take stock of the contamination in France
To date, 38 cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed on French territory. Fourteen people are cured and twenty-four are hospitalized today.
- Two "relatively old" people are hospitalized in a "serious condition", one in Brest, the other in Dijon, they were part of a group of 20 people who went to Egypt as part of an organised trip.
- A 64-year-old Frenchman who had made "repeated stays" in Lombardy was hospitalized in Annecy. There is no sign of gravity.
- The latter's wife was also tested positive and hospitalized on Wednesday, "her state of health is not a cause for concern". Her daughter and a friend were hospitalized.
- A 55-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized in Amiens "in a serious clinical situation (…) in intensive care", according to the ministry. According to ARS Hauts-de-France, he did not go to a risky exposure area either.
- Twelve cases linked to this patient and to the deceased Frenchman (professional or family contacts) were detected. These people are hospitalized in Nantes, Lille, Dijon, Bégin in Saint-Mandé, Compiègne and Tenon.
- Three cases have been identified after the strengthening of tests on patients already hospitalized for serious respiratory disorders.
- A patient hospitalized in Lyon is currently in intensive care.
- A 36-year-old Frenchman back from Lombardy is hospitalized in Strasbourg. There is no sign of gravity.
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