France's neighbouring countries to take in patients as death toll rises by 112

Record ID: 1465258

  • Title: France's neighbouring countries to take in patients as death toll rises by 112
  • Date: 22nd March 2020
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (MARCH 22, 2020) (REUTERS) LOCAL RESIDENTS QUEUING OUTSIDE SHOP WOMAN LEAVING HOLDING BAGUETTE
  • Embargoed: 5th April 2020 20:39
  • Keywords: Coronavirus France death toll epidemic
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA005C64WDHJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: France's coronavirus death toll rose by 112 on Sunday (March 22) to 674, senior health official Jerome Salomon said, with the number of confirmed infections increasing by 1,559 to 16,018.
    France's health agency director Salomon also said neighbouring countries Luxembourg, Switzerland and Germany would start to take in seriously ill patients from hospitals in eastern France, the worst hit region in the country.
    Doctors there are reporting 10 new critical cases a day, a shortage of equipment and masks, increasing fatigue and a growing number of hospital workers also falling ill. They have said they may need to start deciding which patients to prioritise.
    (Production: Lucient Libert)
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