The Senate fact-finding mission on the consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic announced Tuesday, August 24 that it would soon look into the government's management of the overseas crisis.
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The "
common information mission responsible for evaluating the effects of measures taken or envisaged in terms of confinement or activity restrictions
" has 19 members from the various political groups in the Senate.
"
Faced with the violence of the fourth epidemic wave in the overseas territories, and particularly in the West Indies, Guyana and French Polynesia
", the joint information mission "will
devote its next work to the assessment of management. of the crisis in these territories by the government,
”she said in a statement on Tuesday.
Concern about the economy
From its creation in early 2021, this mission focused on the territorial dimension of the fight against the epidemic, recalls the text.
She then insisted on "
the need to adapt measures to combat the pandemic and its consequences to local specificities, especially overseas
".
“
At present, several intensive care units are no longer able to receive new patients and some health professionals are forced to sort patients in hospitals.
The mission will therefore endeavor to assess the decisions taken by the government since the start of the pandemic, both in terms of increasing healthcare capacities and adapting the vaccine strategy to the specificities of these territories
”, assures- she.
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Beyond the health response, the mission is concerned about "
the economic and social situation of territories often dependent on tourism undermined by the activity restriction measures decided in the context of the state of emergency.
".
It will therefore also seek to assess “
the effectiveness of the measures taken in these areas to support their economy and protect jobs and businesses
”.