THE QUESTION. The issue of masks is the one that has focused the most criticism of government action since the epidemic hit France. But there is a second that also makes a lot of talk: its screening policy and, therefore, the number of tests carried out.
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France would test much less than the Asian countries which quickly managed to contain the epidemic, or, in Europe, than Germany, where mortality is much lower, we hear regularly. While deconfinement will take place gradually from May 11, do we have figures to assess this screening policy? Are these comparable with those of other countries? Is France, in this matter, as bad a student as they say?
CHECK. Most countries regularly publish the main information about the coronavirus epidemic. This is the case for example concerning the number of contamination cases, the number
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