France's Macron urges tight limits on retirement home visits over virus worries
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he eats with the residents during a visit to an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People), in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) March 6, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron urged citizens to avoid visiting their relatives in retirement homes as far as possible to prevent exposing them to possible coronavirus infection.
"We must avoid visiting our elderly relatives as much as possible," Macron said on Friday during a visit to a retirement home in Paris.
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he eats with the residents during a visit to an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People), in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) March 6, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
(Reporting by Geert De Clercq and Maya Nikolaeva; editing by John Stonestreet)
France's President Emmanuel Macron listens to staff during a visit to an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People) in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) March 6, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERSFrance's President Emmanuel Macron chats as he eats with the residents during a visit to an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People), in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) March 6, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERSFrance's President Emmanuel Macron speaks with the residents during a visit to an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People), in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) March 6, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERSFrance's President Emmanuel Macron looks on during a visit to an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People), where he meets with staff, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) March 6, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERSFrance's President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by French Director General of Health Jerome Salomon (R) and the head of Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency (ARS) Aurelien Rousseau (2-R) speaks to the media during a visit to an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People), in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) March 6, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERSFrance's President Emmanuel Macron meets staff during a visit to an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People), in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) March 6, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
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