Corona hits France hard and the government declares a state of emergency, amid fears of a collapse of the health sector

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - a new blow to Corona in France , forcing the authorities to declare a state of emergency in the French health sector, after the outbreak of the Corona virus , and the increasing number of infections and critical cases from them, in a way that threatens the collapse of this sector.

Large numbers of casualties

Critical cases may exceed the capacity of the health system in the coming days

Paris hospitals director expected to operate infected by Corona 90% of care beds concentrated in the French capital 's hospitals soon, said Martin Hirsch , who heads the 39 hospital in Paris and its suburbs , the newspaper "Parisien" (Le Parisien), "It is inevitable. By October 24 / October, there will be at least 800 to a thousand Covid patients in intensive care, and this represents 70 to 90% of our current capacity. "

The French authorities declare a state of emergency to confront the Corona virus

The French government approved today, Wednesday, the state of health emergency, which constitutes a legal framework for some restrictions that will be imposed starting from midnight on October 17, and will cover the entire national territory in light of the escalation of the Corona epidemic crisis "Covid-19".

President Macron was the top ministers this morning to assess potential measures to slow the second wave of injuries, while media reports speculated that the new measures might include a curfew in Paris, and other cities were put on high alert due to the high number of cases.