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France’s Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said on Wednesday the country will pay healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic €1,500 bonuses (around $1,633).
Other healthcare workers will get smaller bonuses of €500 (around $544). Yet, they will also have higher pay for their overtime work.
The move came after French ministers approved a €110 billion plan (around $120 billion) to help the country’s economy as businesses suffer the effects of a prolonged shutdown, according to Reuters.
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire expected that the French economy may shrink by up to 8 percent.
Earlier this week, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the country’s lockdown would be extended until May 11, and