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Faced with the wrath of the Head of State, Olivier Véran under pressure

2020-09-16T18:34:50.855Z


The president lost his temper on Friday in front of his Minister of Health. Some interpret the cancellation of the latter's press briefing last week as a sanction.


When Emmanuel Macron is not satisfied, he lets it know.

That day, it was the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, who paid the price.

Friday, during the Defense Council devoted to the evolution of the health situation, the President of the Republic clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with his minister.

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In recent days, images of queues in front of medical analysis laboratories and Covid screening centers, especially in large cities, have been in the news.

Staff are overwhelmed, patients sometimes have to wait more than a week to find out if they are infected.

At the same time, the government is pleased to have made France the third best student in Europe in terms of weekly tests.

The argument did not turn out for long.

"A million tests per week, that's fine, but if the results come too late, it's useless,"

Emmanuel Macron carried away, according to reported comments.

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Source: lefigaro

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