Bordeaux - 29 July 2026: Due to the major fire in Gironde, France has delivered five million FFP2 respirator masks to pharmacies. Health Minister Stephanie Rist announced the distribution on Wednesday. It is part of the health crisis response to smoke, which can spread far beyond the immediate fire area depending on wind and weather conditions.The move follows increasing air pollution from particles released by the forest fire. The national forecasting platform Prev'Air warned on Wednesday of a possible breach of the PM10 alert threshold in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. This threshold is ...
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