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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announces that the country's healthcare workers who are managing the Covid-19 crisis will receive a tax-free bonus of €1,500. (COMPLETE VID1QM0X6_EN) SOUNDBITE
The new French Prime Minister heads to the presidential palace for a working meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, after receiving former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal for the Macronist group and conservative leaders, Laurent Wauquiez, Bruno Retailleau and the President of the Senate, Gerard Larcher. IMAGES
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pledged to pump "an additional 32 billion euros" into the national healthcare system in the next five years, promising the continuation of a "massive investment" in public hospitals. "Parmi tous les problèmes à résoudre, l’hôpital est en haut de la pile", déclare le Premier ministre, qui visitait avec la nouvelle ministre du Travail, de la Santé et des Solidarités, Catherine Vautrin, le centre hospitalier universitaire de Dijon. (Complète VID34ET6XV_FR) SOUNDBITE
Prime Minister Jean Castex meets with parliamentarians along with the Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly, to discuss the situation in Ukraine. IMAGES
Around 300 volunteer healthcare workers arrive at Orly aiport to head to the French overseas territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe where hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases. IMAGES