THE QUESTION. Faced with the worrying advance of the Covid-19 epidemic in France, the government wants to show its firmness. According to the latest report released on Monday, March 16, more than 6,600 cases have been confirmed in the territory, of which nearly 150 have died. To curb the progression of the coronavirus, the executive announced on Monday evening a series of containment measures for 67 million French people. And to prove, if necessary, that the government has taken the measure of the situation, the Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner, affirmed that these measures, which came into force at noon on Tuesday, were " the strictest of Europe ”.
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But is this really the case? Because, for several weeks, several European countries, like Italy and Spain, have each taken ambitious containment measures on their own.
CHECK. In Europe, Italy is the first country to have adopted measures to contain the population at home, from the beginning of March. It's about
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