Police are investigating officials over complaints the government was too slow to roll out testing, and also shortages of masks.
The home and office of France's health minister Olivier Veran have been searched by police, as part of an investigation into the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Officers also searched the homes of ex-prime minister Edouard Philippe and former health minister Agnes Buzyn, as well as other top officials.Patients, prison staff and police officers have filed 90 complaints in the last few months, largely over shortages of masks and other equipment and the speed in which large-scale
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