French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is yet to come to the country, while the primary task of doctors is to counter the epidemic
PARIS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th February, 2020) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is yet to come to the country, while the Primary task of doctors is to counter the epidemic.
Earlier in the day, Macron arrived in a Paris hospital Pitie-Salpetriere, where a 60-year-old French citizen died on Tuesday night from coronavirus-related complications.
"We are facing a crisis, an epidemic is coming ... It is our duty to confront it in the best possible way," the French president said during a meeting with hospital staff.
The total tally of coronavirus patients in France currently stands at 18.
