The deterioration of the health situation in Marseille is of great concern to the executive. To the point that the Minister of Health Olivier Véran must go this Thursday in the second city of France to visit a crisis center of the Regional Health Agency. And mention the measures decided by the prefect of the Paca region, such as the closure of restaurants after 11 p.m. in the Bouches-du-Rhône.
Will he take advantage of this trip to meet Didier Raoult, with whom he has complicated relationships? Unlikely. Especially since the controversial microbiologist, at the head of the University Hospital Institute (IHU), continues to contest the composition of the scientific council on the Covid. An instance of which he is still officially a part, but which he snubs.
Adept of media stunts
In mid-August, Didier Raoult even called Brigitte Macron to say how badly he thought of this group of scientists, responsible for enlightening the executive. He criticizes it in particular for not being composed of recognized specialists in the coronavirus. “This exchange concerned the circulation of the virus, indicates to the Parisian the office of the wife of the head of state. In her capacity as President of the Fondation des Hôpitaux de Paris Hôpitaux de France, Brigitte Macron exchanges regularly with many health professionals. "
A key figure in Marseille public life and a fan of media blows, Didier Raoult also hosts, Thursday morning, an unprecedented press conference at the IHU, bringing together the two opponents of the municipal battle, the current environmental mayor Michèle Rubirola and the president (LR) of the departmental council of Bouches-du-Rhône and the metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence, Martine Vassal. Showing a sacred union in the face of health risk, they will jointly present the “new actions” intended to curb the epidemic. And to demonstrate that Marseille does not necessarily need Parisian solutions to face the virus.
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