France may need to impose strict lockdown: Mayor

Reuters , Thursday 25 Mar 2021

Juvin, the mayor of La Garenne-Colombes in the Paris region, said hospitals risked being overwhelmed to the point where they could neither treat COVID-19 patients nor non-COVID patients

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One person is waiting alone outside as restaurants and shops are closed in Paris, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. AP

A strict lockdown in France may be the only way to avoid a major crisis within the hospital system, Professor Philippe Juvin from the Georges Pompidou hospital in Paris told BFM TV on Thursday.

Juvin, who is also the mayor of La Garenne-Colombes in the Paris region, said hospitals risked being overwhelmed to the point where they could neither treat COVID-19 patients nor non-COVID patients.

"The situation is critical," added Juvin.

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