Guillaume Tabard: "The look on death invites itself into the public debate"

When the question was asked again on Monday evening on TF1, a veil of emotion crossed the eyes and the voice of the Prime Minister. Death in the soul, so to speak, Édouard Philippe confirmed the ban on attending more than twenty people at the burial of a loved one. With the coronavirus, the approach of death, touching the most intimate of human beings, is an integral part of public management of the crisis.

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When Emmanuel Macron decided to meet with the leaders of all the religions practiced in France, but also of secular and Freemason associations, some were laughed; seeing only wasted time if not demagoguery. Far from apologizing, the Head of State decided to perpetuate these consultations. Just as he regularly meets the scientific council to adjust health responses to the pandemic, he will meet each week with this informal body that the Élysée calls "a circle of reflection and solutions"

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