well focused on the government's response in country in particular has been raising eyebrows a charlotte dubin ski explains. as the race is on to find some way to bring coated 19 to its knees it seems the french president isn't leaving any stone unturned emanuel mccollum spent a day visiting medical staff although some may have been a little surprised to learn that on his list was professor did you know. who is the head of the i.a.e.a. she made to run infection institute in my say and some of his ideas about 19 have raised eyebrows. i am a practitioner and doctor and i'm shocked to see this survey that says that only 37 percent of doctors in the whole world prescribe hydroxy chloroquine in from the amount of people who prescribe it without saying anything he's huge. he claimed following a small study that chloroquine a malaria drug was the cure and should be used immediately even one stateside in donald trump is a real chance that it could have a tremendous impact it would be a gift from god if that were those claims caused controversy among the medical community here in france there were crit

president mccrone the 2 to give a nationwide address on monday evening on our part correspondent charlotte dubin skee told us what we might expect to hear that are. president michael is due to address the french nation on monday evening where it's expected that he will announce that the lockdown will be extended again it's been in place since march 17th but the suggestion now is that will go on until at least may is also suggestion that he will announce schools will not reopen until september this comes as the death rate for coburg 19 has been decreasing in the country over the past few days and the suggestion is the number of people in the intensive care unit has also gone down now for 4 consecutive days but what is the exit strategy as many are saying the lockdown just can't continue indefinitely but one medical institute is warning that they'd need to be a strategy in place and it's warning that so far it isn't clear that one is and without that they could be a 2nd even more deadly wave that could overwhelm the health systems leave to lock down with no exit strategy in place will inevitably l

enforced stay at home regime is mentally taxing for everyone but for some the dangers are far worse charlotte dubin ski reports from paris. president macron has described domestic violence against women as says shame or average one woman is killed by her partner every 3 days it's one of the highest femicide rates in europe times of crisis are always conducive to a rise in violence for those suffering home it can quickly go from psychological abuse to physical and sexual violence and can even lead to families side as france enters its 3rd week of lockdown it's becoming clear how dangerous it's been for those in abusive relationships reports of domestic violence sought in paris they were up 36 percent across the rest of the country it was 32 percent to the victims were murdered this is what infuriates us representatives of feminist associations is that now it is believed that domestic violence is a national problem in addition we are in crisis this means that the total number of cases of violence committed against human relationships increased and instead of increasing the working time of the hotline

treatment in france almost a 3rd of all coronavirus deaths happened in such facilities at the charlotte dubin school reports. as the grim toll from couvade 19 continues to mount official figures often amid deaths outside hospitals including those in nursing and care homes a picture is now emerging of how the virus is laying waste to some of the most fragile while many older people have been self isolating a home and hopefully safeguarding their health as much as possible it seems that others in care homes are more at risk in front the death toll rose rapidly off due to merge how many people in care homes had lost their lives to the virus those deaths now account for more than 30 percent of total fatalities but this isn't surprising from the very start we were warned that older people were at highest risk the most important task would be to protect. most vulnerable people during peak weeks it really didn't assume it to put the priority of the nation is to protect our elderly you must do it responsibly with common sense and discipline strong words from those in charge yet words that some say ha

with over 136000 registered cases and almost 15000 deaths so far reporting next from paris to charlotte dubin ski president mark on addressing the nation again the 4th time since this pandemic took hold in france and he announced that citizens would have to face another 4 weeks over lockdown over strict of measures but that's not for everyone anyone with chronic illnesses or even the vulnerable he said will have to remain in self isolation for longer no end date was given for those category of people he also said that crosses borders with the north in the e.u. countries would also remain closed for the foreseeable future the president said he knew it was a lot to ask he said but france was facing an invisible enemy it doesn't commit the epidemic is still not under control we need to continue to make every effort to try and stem the spread of this virus because the more we do the more we will be able to save lives so what will change for may the $1112.00 no concrete plan was given by the president he said the government would be meeting of the next few weeks to flush that out further but he di

the neighboring area where the mortality rate from the virus is one of the highest in france charlotte dubin ski has more on the situation in the effected area. what we've found out in the last few days is how inequality in if you will poor means that if you have 19 you're more likely to suffer as a result and even die let's take cents on to me which is one of the tourist northern suburbs of france it's one of france's smallest departments and now new figures from frances it is dick's agency all see shows that it also has one of the highest mortality rate from cope with 19 in all of france this health crisis throws a harsh light on the territorial inequalities of which the unit habitants. or victims this is an area that synonymous with poverty the people who are working or working as delivery drivers or cashiers in shops or home help or care home workers meaning that they are more likely to come into contact with more people which means their movie risk of catching 19. areas describe what's going on in this department in france as being akin to a social emergency. and sounded the alarm over

the lockdown has been extended at but difficulty and buying food is seeing some resort to theft charlotte dubin ski has that story. it started in solidarity and song to keep up spirits i. but now off to 3 weeks of lockdown the mood and dangers are apparently evolving they are no longer singing dancing on the balconies now people are more afraid not so much of the virus but of poverty many are out of work and hungry even though in the poorer southern regions the impact of covert 19 has been less dramatic than in the north they too are in confinement and just people run out of food and money so dissipate as residents are becoming desperate police are now patrolling supermarkets and streets in some areas no longer just to make sure that people are staying indoors but to stop feeds. we need to act 1st more than distress into violence as supplies dry up reports are emerging that gangs around sicily are using social media to plot attacks on stores this comes after a ferry company that used to deliver vital supplies of food and medicine to the island fell into bankruptcy and has halted its services it