PARIS: The COVID-19 situation in France is improving 'slowly but surely' and shortages of protective gear such as face masks are easing, Prime ...
A municipal officer checks the authorisation of a customer upon her arrival at a covered market in Le Perreux-sur-Marne during a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. PARIS: The COVID-19 situation in France is improving"slowly but surely" and shortages of protective gear such as face masks are easing, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Sunday , although he warned that the crisis was far from over.
"It won't be a return to normal life," Philippe said, adding that as France introduces more testing, people with coronavirus would have to remain isolated at home or in hotels laid on by the government."From May 11, we will enter a second phase, when we will regain some of our freedoms.
The government has come under fire in recent weeks after shortages of medicines, hospital equipment such as ventilators and face masks for doctors as well as front line workers in sectors like supermarkets added to problems in handling the crisis.
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