Chikungunya in Reunion: Emmanuel Macron announces the sending of “reinforcements” if they prove “necessary”

With this infant, seven people have died of the chikungunya virus on the island of Reunion since the outbreak began.

In the wake of Mayotte, Emmanuel Macron is in Reunion on Tuesday, April 22. The island, struck on February 28 by Cyclone Garance, also faces a serious epidemic of Chikungunya. The President of the Republic went to Saint-Benoît to attend an operation of prevention and demoustication.

The island of Réunion is facing many struggles. The consequences of cyclone Garance last February, the epidemic of Chikungunya in recent months, the fight against mal-housing. This episode of Culture de l'info offers a focus on the health and social situation in Réunion.

Saint-Denis de la Réunion, 22 Apr 2025 (AFP) – After Mayotte, Emmanuel Macron is on his way to La Réunion on Tuesday to take stock of the damage caused by Cyclone Garance and the chikungunya epidemic which has killed six people on the island since the beginning of the year. 100,000 people are one in nine, [...]