LE FIGARO. - Does France seem well armed to face this "formidable present" called to "last" of which Edouard Philippe speaks?
Éric CIOTTI.- Alas, no. Permanently since the start of this crisis in January, we have systematically lagged behind events, so much so that France has found itself in a state of manifest unpreparedness in the face of the epidemic. Today, of course, is the time for general mobilization, but we must quickly draw all the consequences from the multiple errors of the past few weeks to avoid repeating them. "To govern is to foresee and not to foresee anything, it is to run to your loss" , wrote Émile de Girardin. Unfortunately, it is clear that no forecast has been up to the challenge: no systematic screening strategy, tests absent in most hospitals until last week, sidelined from doctors Liberals at the start of the crisis, open borders to all winds, absence
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