Before flying to the West Indies, where the situation linked to Covid is "extremely serious", the Minister of Overseas Overseas Sébastien Lecornu indicated that a tightening of containment was likely in Guadeloupe, one of the most important French departments. affected.
The health crisis linked to the coronavirus is "extremely serious" in the West Indies with incidence rates "never known" in France, a tightening of the confinement in Guadeloupe being probable, told AFP the Minister of Overseas Sébastien Lecornu, before going on site on Tuesday.
"Emergency"
"The situation is extremely serious", assured the minister.
"These are incidence rates that we have never known in these territories, but also in all the territories of the Republic combined".
Concerning Guadeloupe, he considered that it "makes sense that we will obviously have to tighten up the braking measures as there is an emergency".