THE QUESTION. More than any other in the “ front line ” in the face of the coronavirus epidemic, the caregivers undoubtedly form a particularly exposed group. But in what proportions? Invited Friday May 14 at the microphone of France Inter , the former Minister Ségolène Royal declared that " even today, we do not know the number of deaths among caregivers : we must give visibility to their suffering ". What is it really ? And beyond the number of deaths, do we know the number of professionals in the health system - caregivers or not, in hospital or not - who tested positive for coronavirus?
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CHECK. On March 22, at RTL's microphone, Olivier Véran announces the death of Doctor Jean-Jacques Razafindranazy, an emergency doctor at the Compiègne hospital. At 68, he is the first French healthcare professional to lose his life after contracting Covid-19 from the patients he was trying to rescue. Other cases are reported within weeks
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