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Coronavirus: towards mass-testing populations? Mass-testing experimented in December in Le Havre

To fight against coronavirus, Jean Castex has announced three mass-testing campaigns in France: in Le Habre, Roubaix and Saint-Etienne. The first mass-testing campaign is to be take place from December 14 to 19, in Le Havre.

Covid: Should France mass-test the population?

As several regions are implementing mass-testing to fight against Covid over their territory starting this December, there is still a topic causing division among epidemiologists and politicians: should France mass-test the population?

Coronavirus: the French government’s strategy to avoid a second epidemic wave

In an interview with Le Monde, Health Minister Olivier Véran gave details as for the government’s strategy to avoid a second epidemic wave in France: massive testing to define “sleeping clusters” and in places favorable for the spread of the virus, and reinforcement of the hospital means.