Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday in Mulhouse the launch of a military operation called "Resilience". The military will be mobilized to help the population affected by the coronavirus epidemic, as the “peak that is before us” approaches.
This operation, "will be entirely devoted to aid and support to populations, as well as support to public services to deal with the epidemic, in mainland France and overseas".
The first decision is that the amphibious helicopter carrier Mistral will be deployed "immediately" in the southern Indian Ocean. From the beginning of April it is ", the Dixmude helicopter carrier will go to position itself in the Antilles Guyana area in support of our overseas territories," he announced.