French officials have admitted they lied initially because of the mask shortages, which weren’t solved until recently. I agree they lacked preparedness. They a

French officials have admitted they lied initially because of the mask shortages, which weren’t solved until recently. I agree they lacked preparedness. They also reacted far too late ( the lockdown was postponed in France to hold local elections mid-March. From what I’ve heard all political parties were on board with that plan, even though the opposition is now using it against the govt.).