Judicial Review

Judicial document criticizes French government's COVID-19 management in 2020

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A 1,482-page ruling issued on July 7 by France's Cour de justice de la République grants non-lieu to Agnès Buzyn, Edouard Philippe, and Olivier Véran, but highlights grave shortcomings in the COVID-19 crisis management from January to July 2020. The magistrates identify a lack of anticipation, structural dysfunctions, and errors that could have prevented many of the 32,000 deaths. This merciless document could mark the history of France's pandemic response.