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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
Thousands of people march in Paris in defense of the public health service, demanding an end to bed closures in hospitals. "Austerity kills", warns one sign. IMAGES
"Hello! (...) I'm going to ask you for your health pass please" - this is the new customer greeting in a restaurant in Lille, in northern France, on the first day of the extension of the Covid pass in cafes, restaurants and trains, a tightening of rules the government hopes will boost vaccinations. IMAGES
The speaker of France's National Assembly Richard Ferrand pays tribute to the "courage and mobilisation" of the French people as he opens a session of questions to the government on the 15th day of the nationwide confinement. The National Assembly also held a minute's silence in memory of former minister Patrick Devedjian, who died on Sunday after contracting Covid-19. SOUNDBITE
The stricken seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is in Paris' Georges-Pompidou hospital for cell therapy surgery, according to French daily Le Parisien. The Paris hospitals department, contacted by AFP, refused to confirm or deny the news citing medical privacy laws. IMAGES