For the past three weeks, the same poster is taped on the glass of all the elevators of the establishment : " The emergency department of the hospital Purpan university hospital in Toulouse welcome more patients presenting themselves, with no sign of gravity, for medical or surgical care. It is recommended that you contact your attending physician or 15. " In this period of upsurge of the Covid-19 everywhere in France, it is necessary to free up space. But this is not the only reason. The first centre of emergencies of France by its number of passages – 171 000 in 2019 on its three sites – ave...

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Tristan Reynaud for "THE POINT" (x2)