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French defense chief misled nation on troops' virus safety

by Associated Press
| September 23, 2020 2:03 PM

PARIS (AP) — France’s defense minister admitted to misleading the nation about virus protections for air force personnel who evacuated French citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan last winter, and have been suspected of links to France’s first confirmed COVID-19 cluster.

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