The first (unofficial) biography of Brigitte Macron has just hit the shelves in France. It reported one of the highest virus-related death rates in the world, with more than 33,000 deaths.

All rights reserved. There are only 3 family doctors in the town which has a population of 19,000 people. 0. In response to the spiraling rate of infections, French lawmakers have introduced a new month-long curfew on some 20 million people across Paris, Marseille, Lyon, and other cities.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. France's oldest practising doctor cares for the 60 residents at a home for elderly priests in Chevilly Larue, southeast of Paris. As well as visiting the retirement home, Dr. Chenay also advises other patients in the town, conducting consultations by phone or virtually. Brigitte Macron made the announcement at the opening of an adult education center in the Paris quarter of Clichy-sous-Bois.

French First Lady Brigitte Macron will self-isolate for seven days after coming into contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19, Macron’s office said on Monday. Macron paid homage to all doctors in France, describing them as “unbelievable”. Share this story! Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.

France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron will go into isolation for seven days after coming into contact with a person who later tested positive for Covid-19. © 2020 Copyright RFI - All rights reserved. People leaving their homes for permitted activities, such as seeking medical attention and walking their dogs, will need to carry certificates to confirm their movements, while those who flout the rules face fines of €135 ($158). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. France is battling a resurgent epidemic that has now filled a third of the country’s intensive care units with COVID-19 patients and is putting Europe to the test again. These cookies do not store any personal information. Macron will, therefore, not attend a national tribute to murdered French schoolteacher Samuel Paty, to be led by her husband at the Sorbonne in Paris on Wednesday. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. With more than 13,200 new cases logged on Monday, France has recorded over 910,000 positive cases in total and 33,623 deaths related to the virus, according to the country’s public health ministry. Think your friends would be interested? Brigitte Macron does not show any symptoms of the disease at this stage. You have entered an incorrect email address! Ms Macron got in touch with someone who then tested positive for covid-19 on Thursday, October 15 – an evening that saw millions of people leave to spend time with friends before the 9pm curfews set up in the largest cities in France the next day. Brigitte Macron (right), wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere “They had private meetings when Emmanuel was only 15,” said a former classmate. “That’s why I wanted to thank you. Toilet paper, pasta, yoga mats scarce as French stockpile for new lockdown, France re-enters Covid-19 lockdown with return to stay-at-home orders, Second lockdown a 'death knell' for French restaurants struggling to survive, Nice church attack suspect identified as recently-arrived Tunisian, ‘Heinous’ Nice knife attack provokes global condemnation, French school kids must wear masks from age 6 under new Covid lockdown, 'We will not give in to terror', says Macron as security alert raised to highest. Can I get a private coronavirus test in the UK, and how much would it cost?

From October 17, people in the nine restricted areas were banned from venturing out between 9pm and 6am.

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The president also alluded to the difficulties he faced steering the country through the crisis, saying at one point: “Sometimes it seems as though we’re really being punished.”.

Posted: At 6:02 p.m. EDT, October 19, 2020 | Update: At 6:51 p.m. EDT, October 19, 2020. The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. French President Emmanuel Macron wearing a face mask speaks with his wife Brigitte Macron, Brigitte Macron (left) welcomes schoolchildren to a school in Chesnay, near Versailles, on October 12, 2020. Issued on: 01/05/2020 - 17:03 President Macron and his wife Brigitte both met Dr. Chenay. 0. A spokesperson for President Macron’s office said: This website uses cookies to improve your experience. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.

9pm curfews set up in the largest cities in France the next day.

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France saw its number of cases skyrocket during the second wave of coronavirus, reporting 25,000 cases and 178 deaths on Friday.

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A statement from President Emmanuel Macron’s office on Monday said his wife was not showing any symptoms but will adhere to health rules regarding contact with a confirmed case.

President Emmanuel Macron announced curfews on around 20 million people in the Paris region and in eight other French metropolises which began on Friday, in an attempt to slow the tide. “Ms. Twitter. “Your example is an inspiration”, Macron told 99 year old Dr. Christian Chenay, who has continued to visit his patients in a retirement home during the Coronavirus epidemic, even though he himself is in a high-risk age group.

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You understand the risks you are taking and yet you go ahead.”. He also remarked that “the French people have adapted really well,” stating that the government had tried to “build” on a certain “public spiritedness”. “In accordance with the recommendations of the health authorities, she will self-isolate for seven days.

He has had to close his surgery because the waiting room is too small for people to respect social distancing regulations. Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron ( French pronunciation: [briʒit maʁi klod makʁɔ᷉]; born Trogneux, pronounced [tʁɔɲø], previously Auzière, [ozjɛːʁ]; born 13 April 1953) is a French schoolteacher who is the wife and former teacher of Emmanuel Macron, current President of the French Republic.

This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. President Macron and his wife Brigitte both met Dr. Chenay.

After conducting a state visit to India last month, the French first lady and President Emmanuel Macron have embarked on three-day trip to Washington, D.C., where. “Brigitte Macron was in contact on Thursday October 15 with a person declared positive for Covid-19 on Monday October 19 and presenting symptoms of the disease,” read a statement given to AFP. Here are seven things you didn't already know about the country's intriguing first lady. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you, France conducts more police ops after teacher’s murder, plans to dissolve Muslim NGOs branded ‘enemies of republic’ – minister, France to mobilize 12,000 police officers to enforce curfews after Macron announces new Covid-19 measures, Covid rates in uni towns across UK are raising tensions among locals, but don’t blame the students – it’s fatcat bosses’ fault, Giuliani says shop owner who passed Biden laptop to FBI had copied data to friends in case he’s ‘KILLED’, Kansas man arrested for threatening to ‘kidnap’ and ‘slash’ the throat of Wichita mayor over Covid-19 restrictions, Iran claims victory over US as UN arms embargo expires, Chicken company targeted by boycotters over Sen. Perdue’s ‘racist’ Kamala remarks despite ZERO affiliation, ‘In South Dakota we stand WITH you’: Gov. Dr. Chenay told the French president that no one had died in the retirement home where he worked, since the beginning of the epidemic. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies.

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A spokesperson for President Macron’s office said: Brigitte Macron was in contact on Thursday October 15 with a person who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday October 19 and showing symptoms of the disease. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies.