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The confinement of Ile-de-France is not current,
" assured the Director General of Health Jérôme Salomon on RTL on Tuesday, despite "
very high tension
" in hospitals linked to the Covid virus -19.
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This measure of last resort would be offered to the government and the head of state if we felt that the hospital could not hold,
" he explained. "
We are in very strong tension, we are freeing beds (...) and we are monitoring the situation day after day
", he continued. The Regional Health Agency on Monday, March 8 ordered hospitals and clinics to deprogram 40% of their least urgent medical and surgical activities.
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