A demonstration to support French hospital staff members is seen in front of the ministry of Health in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
French health workers warn of ‘deadly chaos’ in protest over pay, just days before elections
- At hospitals on Tuesday morning and the health ministry in Paris later, staff brandished placards that read, ‘Hire more and pay us more, it’s urgent!’
- Some emergency workers have warned that a summer heatwave or a new flare-up of Covid-19 could push hospitals into chaos and prove deadly for the elderly
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A demonstration to support French hospital staff members is seen in front of the ministry of Health in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: AFP