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Added on the 20/03/2020 20:49:42 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Four Covid patients are loaded onto an A400M military medical aircraft at Lyon-Bron airport, to be evacuated to hospitals in the Paris region. The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is the most affected in France, and the Regional Health Agency (ARS) is planning a total of 200 patient transfers over the next fortnight. IMAGES
Hospital staff gather in Marseille to demonstrate a few days before the closing of the "Segur de la santé" - a government-led consultation with health sector professionals and unions on the future of the French health service. They want more than the 6.3 billion already pledged by the government. IMAGES
A few hundred people, including nursing staff in white coats, gather in front of the Robert-Debré hospital in Paris for a "casserolade", during which protesters bang pots and pans and call for more funds for public hospitals. IMAGES
French people confined to their homes gather at their balconies and windows at 8 p.m. to cheer for healthcare workers as the covid-19 epidemic continues to grow in the country. IMAGES
France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier (LR), appointed on Thursday by Emmanuel Macron, is making his first field visit to the SAMU at Necker Hospital for Sick Children in Paris. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.