Emmanuel Macron will receive the Scientific Council late Tuesday afternoon to take stock of the health situation.
They will meet in particular on Ile-de-France, whose resuscitation services are on the verge of saturation and which is threatened with re-containment.
Emmanuel Macron receives a delegation from the Scientific Council at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, said the Elysee Palace, to take stock of the health situation, while the threat of re-containment hangs over Ile-de-France.
The head of state will then meet at 6 p.m. by videoconference with resuscitators, added the Elysee, to consult them on resuscitation capacities and the rise in services, on the verge of saturation in several regions. .
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