would France be ready for a new pandemic?

Three years ago, new habits imposed themselves on the French, such as wearing a mask. A precious and rare object, so that deliveries are then made under police escort. At the time, strategic stocks were at their lowest. What about today ? The ministry refused to respond to France Télévisions. Faced with the shortage, Emmanuel Macron promised the creation of a 100% French sector.

Public contracts concluded at knock-down prices with Asia

Three years later, what has become of her? In a factory near Montpellier (Hérault), the order book is empty. The manufacturer, Christian Curel, also president of the national union of French mask manufacturers, denounces public contracts concluded at bargain prices with Asia. “If we take health, since the summer of 2022, out of the nine calls for tenders, eight have purchased masks of Chinese origin. (…) So the next pandemic, we will be like the beginning of 2020″, he assures. To the hospital, Pr. Bruno Megarbane, head of the intensive care unit at Lariboisière hospital (AP-HP), deplores “Ia global reduction in the number of beds”.