A woman watches French President Emmanuel Macron on a TV screen in Nice as he speaks during an interview on national television, to announce further measures to tackle a second wave of the coronavirus disease outbreak sweeping across France, October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Eric GaillardPARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called an “Islamist terrorist attack” against a history teacher decapitated in a Paris suburb on Friday , urging the nation to stand united against extremism.
French police searched the homes of the health minister, the former prime minister and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government's response to the global coronavirus pandemic. Among those whose homes were searched Thursday include Health Minister Olivier Veran, his predecessor Agnes Buzyn, former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, the current head of the country’s national health service Jerome Salomon, and Sibeth Ndiaye, a former government spokeswoman. Veran’s office was searched as well.
“They should have said that there were no masks. That was the real problem,” he said. “They refused to tell the truth.” The government continues to send mixed messages about the virus. In addition to the curfew in several cities, the prime minister announced a nationwide ban on public weddings Thursday, even as the president encouraged French people to travel as usual for upcoming autumn school vacations.
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