The ministers of labor and health invited trade unions and employers to a meeting Friday " to take stock " of the coronavirus and " measures to be taken in companies, " they said in a statement Thursday.
The meeting with Muriel Pénicaud and Olivier Véran will be held from 11:00 am at the Ministry of Labor, while the coronavirus killed a second in France on Wednesday.
Less affected than neighboring Italy, France has recorded 18 cases and two deaths, including a Chinese tourist and a first French death who had not traveled to risk areas.
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