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The Figaro Letter of March 12, 2020

2020-03-12T06:13:55.005Z


On the menu: the Twenty-Seven are trying to cooperate in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison and Joe Biden confirms his status as favorite.


Hello dear readers,

What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? According to Larousse, the epidemic refers to "the development and spread of a disease, most often of infectious origin, in a population" . The pandemic means that it has spread worldwide. For the coronavirus, this is now officially the case, according to the World Health Organization.

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Rozenn Morgat, journalist at Le Figaro

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Faced with the pandemic, Europe is trying to organize

Emmanuel Macron and European Councilor Clément Beaune attend a videoconference at the Palais de l'Élysée in Paris, March 10, 2020. MICHEL EULER / AFP

It is a war that is likely to last. Macron warned his ministers: we must, from now on, save everyone's strength in the face of the virus, be more enduring than he is. To do this, the Twenty-Seven are working on the ramifications of a Europe-wide battle plan. Thierry Breton, the Commissioner for the Internal Market, assesses the sanitary facilities with the suppliers. Better to know the detail of stocks, because it will be necessary to export in astronomical quantities masks,

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