“The role of politicians is, in my opinion, to set an example. Setting an example is something fundamental when you are a man or a woman of power”, emphasizes the doctor. “I do not understand that they do not have an exemplary attitude, especially since they still aspire to occupy the highest positions of the State”, he denounces, recalling that “The epidemic, two years ago, was amplified by the campaign for municipal elections.”
Very upset Eric Caumes believes that the presidential candidates must give up resembling them if they do not meet “certain conditions” in terms of health. “This means that we have to involve the sanitary pass, the gauges”, he launches. “We do not see why there are gauges for athletes and not for politicians”, he adds.
According to the latest data from Public Health France, 58,432 additional cases were detected this Sunday in France. A very high figure for the day after a public holiday. Currently, 19,043 people are hospitalized (+232 in the last 24 hours) of Covid-19 in France, including 3,572 in critical care (+12).