French President Emmanuel Macron said in Naples on Thursday that European countries were each taking measures to fight the coronavirus by coordinating " very closely ".
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Asked on the sidelines of the Italian-French summit in the big city of southern Italy, the head of state said that it was " important to maintain this summit " despite the coronavirus crisis that hit many countries, including Italy and France. " It is important to show that health measures are taken by each country with very close European coordination ," he said, recalling that the European Union health ministers had met the day before. Rome.
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" We continue to make the necessary decisions in the light of what scientists and doctors tell us ," added Emmanuel Macron who spoke alongside Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during a visit to the streets of the historic center of Naples before the start of the summit.
