Valérie Pécresse: “We are in a race against the clock”

LE FIGARO. - After Grand Est, Île-de-France is the region most affected by the epidemic. Where we are?

Valérie PÉCRESSE. - We're in a race against the clock. The epidemic is spreading very strongly in Île-de-France. The next two weeks are going to be very difficult and are likely to strain our health care system.

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What do you propose?

I call all the nursing students of Île-de-France who are today confined, there are about 15,000, to come in support of public and private hospitals. The region will release funds to pay them: 1,537 euros gross for first-year students and 1,827 euros gross for second or third year students. The training of nursing students depends on the region. Instead of paying them 200 euros, as we usually do for an internship, we will pay them with the agreement of the State - the time of the crisis - like professionals at the start of their careers. These are students who

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