Home of French health minister, other officials, raided in Covid-19 probe

French police have raided the homes and offices of France's former prime minister, the health minister and a number of prominent officials as part of a probe into the authorities' response to the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reported while quoting BFM TV.

Health Minister Olivier Veran, his predecessor Agnes Buzyn, former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, former government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye and the current public health director Jerome Salomon were also targeted by the raids, BFM added.

There was no immediate confirmation of the raids by the Paris police or the Interior Ministry.

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